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. 2019 Oct 2;9:14146. doi: 10.1038/s41598-019-49165-2

Table 4.

Manual annotation rules for OCS.

Negative for OCS Text makes no mention of OCS
Text states that patient does not have OCS
Text states that patient has either compulsions or obsessions, not both, and there is no information
about any of the following:
• Patient Distress
• Obsessive or Compulsive symptoms described as egodystonic
• Inability to stop Obsesions or Compulsions
• Description of specific compulsions or specific obsessions
• Patient Insight
Text states that non-clinician observers (patient or family/friends) believe patient has obsessions
or compulsions without describing YBOCS symptoms
Text includes hedge words -i.e., possibly, apparently, seems -that specifically refer to OCS keywords
Text includes risky, risk-taking, or self-harm behaviours
Text includes romantic or weight-related (food related) words that modify OCS Keywords
Positive for OCS Text states that patient has OCD features/OCD Symptoms
Text states that patient has OCS
Text includes hoarding, which was considered part of OCS, regardless of presence or absence of specific
examples
Text states that patient has at least 2 of the OCS keywords
Text states that patient has either obsessive or compulsive or rituals or YBOCS and one of the following:
• Obsessions or Compulsions are described as egodystonic
• Intrusive, cause patient distress or excessive worrying/anxiety
• Patient feels unable to stop obsessions or compulsions
• Patient recognizes symptoms are irrational or senseless
• Clinician provides specific YBOCS symptoms
Text reports that patient has been diagnosed with OCD by clinician