title: Dimensions of Perfectionism in Children and Adolescents with Obsessive-compulsive Disorder.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To measure the association of perfectionism with obsessive-compulsive and depressive symptoms in children and adolescents with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD).
  
  
  METHODS
  Sample consisted of 94 youth (44 boys, 49 girls; mean age = 13.2 y, SD = 2.5 y) with a DSM-IV diagnosis of OCD. Perfectionism beliefs were measured with both the Adaptive/Maladaptive Perfectionism Scale (AMPS) and a 14-item version of the Child and Adolescents Perfectionism Scale (CAPS-14). Using a hierarchical linear-regression model, we measured the association of perfectionist beliefs with severity of OCD and depressive symptoms.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Both AMPS and CAPS-14 scores were associated with the severity of OCD symptoms in our sample. In addition, CAPS-14 scores were associated with the severity of depressive symptoms, even when OCD symptoms were taken into account.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Our findings lend further support to the hypothesis that perfectionism in youth with OCD is associated with variation in the severity of OCD and depressive symptoms.
authors.affiliation: Offord Centre for Child Studies, McMaster University, Chedoke Site, Hamilton, Ontario ; Anxiety Treatment and Research Centre, St. Joseph's Healthcare, Hamilton, Ontario ; Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario.
authors.forename: Noam
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Soreni
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario.
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Streiner
authors.affiliation: Anxiety Treatment and Research Centre, St. Joseph's Healthcare, Hamilton, Ontario ; Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario.
authors.forename: Randi
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: McCabe
authors.affiliation: Anxiety Treatment and Research Centre, St. Joseph's Healthcare, Hamilton, Ontario ; School of Nursing, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario.
authors.forename: Carrie
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bullard
authors.affiliation: Anxiety Treatment and Research Centre, St. Joseph's Healthcare, Hamilton, Ontario ; Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario.
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Swinson
authors.affiliation: Anxiety Treatment and Research Centre, St. Joseph's Healthcare, Hamilton, Ontario.
authors.forename: Alessia
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Greco
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario.
authors.forename: Paulo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Pires
authors.affiliation: Offord Centre for Child Studies, McMaster University, Chedoke Site, Hamilton, Ontario ; Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario.
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Szatmari
keywords: adolescents; children; depression; obsessive-compulsive disorder; perfectionism