title: [Development of the AMDP module for identification of obsessive- compulsive symptoms. Conceptualization and empirical results].
abstract: Results of epidemiology and comorbidity studies have recently demonstrated the psychopathological relevance of obsessive-compulsive symptoms. Therefore the "Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Methodik und Diagnostik in der Psychiatrie" (AMDP) has started to develop a rating scale for a quick and precise assessment of obsessive-compulsive symptoms. The actual version of the scale comprises 20 items on the dimensions "description", "distress and impairment" and "emotion and cognition". The results of a first empirical study (n = 137, psychiatric in- and outpatients) demonstrated excellent internal consistency (Cronbach's alpha = 0.92), a split-half reliability of 0.89 (Spearman-Brown), a test-retest reliability of r = 0.86 and good convergent validity with the Yale-Brown Obsessive-Compulsive Scale (Y-BOCS) and the Hamburger Zwangsinventar (HZI). The factor-analytical distribution of the 20 items revealed a 4-factor structure of the scale. The results are presented and their implications on further steps of the development of the scale are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Klinik und Poliklinik für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie, Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn.
authors.forename: H J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Grabe
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Hartschen
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Welter-Werner
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Thiel
authors.forename: H J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Freyberger
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kathmann
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Boerner
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Hoff
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004644:Emotions / Q000502:physiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009771:Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D015203:Reproducibility of Results
vernacular_title: Entwicklung eines AMDP-Moduls zur Erfassung von Zwangssymptomen. Konzeptualisierung und empirische Ergebnisse.