title: The usefulness of the Obsessive Compulsive Scale of the Symptom Checklist-90-Revised.
abstract: The reliability and validity of the SCL-90-R Obsessive Compulsive Scale were examined using a multi-trait multi-method approach in a sample of 54 outpatients with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). The OC scale proved to be internally consistent. Evidence for convergent validity was mixed, and the results suggest poor divergent and criterion-related validities. The scale demonstrated sensitivity to changes with behavioral treatment. Overall, the SCL-90-R proved to be a poor measure of OCD symptoms.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06520, USA.
authors.forename: S R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Woody
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Steketee
authors.forename: D L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Chambless
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000379:Agoraphobia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009771:Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D016584:Panic Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D010552:Personality Assessment / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011594:Psychometrics; D015203:Reproducibility of Results