They should be used in research and evaluation as potentially useful tools to enhance clinical decision-making and not as the sole basis for making a clinical diagnosis. Instructions, scoring information, and interpretation guidelines are provided; further background information can be found in DSM-5. The APA requests that clinicians and researchers provide further data on the instruments’ usefulness in characterizing patient status and improving patient care at http://www.dsm5.org/Pages/Feedback-Form.aspx.
Measure: LEVEL 2—Repetitive Thoughts and Behaviors—Adult (adapted from the
Florida Obsessive-Compulsive Inventory [FOCI] Severity Scale [Part B])
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LEVEL 2—Repetitive Thoughts and Behaviors—Adult*
*Adapted from the Florida Obsessive-Compulsive Inventory (FOCI) Severity Scale (Part B)
Name: _______________________________
Age: ____
Sex: Male Female
Date:_________________
If the measure is being completed by an informant, what is your relationship with the individual receiving care? __________________
In a typical week, approximately how much time do you spend with the individual receiving care? __________________ hours/week
Instructions: On the DSM-5 Level 1 cross-cutting questionnaire that you just completed, you indicated that during the past 2 weeks you have been bothered by “unwanted repeated thoughts,