An investigation of two self-report measures of obsessional phenomena in obsessive-compulsive adolescents: research note.
A number of studies have recently demonstrated the clinical utility of objective self-report inventories in the assessment of obsessive-compulsive disorders in adults. To date, the usefulness of these instruments has not been demonstrated with obsessive-compulsive adolescents. In the present study the Leyton Obsessional Inventory and the Maudsley Obsessional-Compulsive Inventory were administered to 11 obsessive-compulsive adolescents and a group of 10 anxious non-obsessional patients. The obsessional adolescents scored significantly higher than the controls on the Maudsley total score and checking factors alone. Possible explanations of the results are discussed.
D000293:Adolescent; D001008:Anxiety Disorders / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009771:Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology*; D011581:Psychological Tests; D012106:Research