Your Survey Doctor DOCS result contains four 0-to-20 domain scores and a 0-to-80 total. Higher numbers mean more burden reported on this digital form. Its prompts paraphrase the official DOCS. The form also omits the dimension descriptions, so do not compare the two forms as though they were identical.
The quick answer
The digital form has five prompts in each domain:
| Domain | Score range | What the prompts summarize |
|---|---|---|
| Contamination | 0-20 | Time, avoidance, distress, interference, and control |
| Responsibility for harm | 0-20 | The same five kinds of burden in this symptom area |
| Unacceptable thoughts | 0-20 | The same five kinds of burden in this symptom area |
| Symmetry | 0-20 | The same five kinds of burden in this symptom area |
| Total | 0-80 | The four domain scores added together |
The form has four parts.
The total is not a diagnosis. It also cannot tell you why an experience is happening or what care would fit.
Why the digital form matters
The official DOCS form begins each dimension with a description and examples. Five ratings follow. Those introductions define which experiences a person should consider before answering.
Survey Doctor's form leaves out the introductions and shortens or changes the prompts and answer labels. The numbers still add correctly. The response task is different. A matching 0-to-80 range does not make this an exact DOCS reproduction.
Keep the form name with the result. A clinician may have used an authorized DOCS elsewhere. Do not place that score on the same trend without confirming that the wording and administration matched.
Read the domains as well as the total
Two totals of 24 can describe very different answers. One person may have most points in contamination, while another may have smaller scores across all four domains.
Bring the domain pattern to a clinical conversation. It shows where this form recorded time, avoidance, distress, interference, or difficulty with control. The total alone hides that detail.
A low total does not mean that help is unnecessary. One concentrated concern can matter when it takes time or disrupts daily life.
Why no severity label appears
The 2010 development study reported total cutpoints of 21 against a nonanxious group and 18 against a group with other anxiety disorders. Those numbers answered different screening questions. They did not create universal Mild, Moderate, or Severe bands.
Survey Doctor's definition still contains older equal-width labels for historical records. Current views withhold them. The reviewed sources do not support those categories.
You should still see the four domain numbers and total. The missing label is deliberate.
If you repeat the questionnaire
Use the same digital form and past-month timeframe. Compare each domain as well as the total.
A change describes different answers. It does not prove that treatment caused the change, and small movement may reflect a different week, setting, or reading of a prompt.
What to do next
Talk with a doctor or therapist if intrusive thoughts, rituals, avoidance, reassurance seeking, or checking take time or interfere with daily life. You do not need to wait for a particular score.
Bring the result and examples of what happens outside the questionnaire. The number can organize that conversation, but it cannot replace it.
DOCS and OCI-R are different
The OCI-R has 18 questions, six symptom-area scores, and a 0-to-72 total. DOCS uses four broader domains and a different response task. Their totals cannot be converted.
Read what your OCI-R score means if that is the questionnaire on your result.
The bottom line
Use the four domains and total as a record from this digital form. Do not apply an unsupported label or treat the result as an exact official DOCS score.