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AN INVESTIGATION OF TWO SELF‐REPORT MEASURES OF OBSESSIONAL PHENOMENA IN OBSESSIVE‐COMPULSIVE ADOLESCENTS: RESEARCH NOTE
Author(s) -
Clark David A.,
Bolton Derek
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
journal of child psychology and psychiatry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.652
H-Index - 211
eISSN - 1469-7610
pISSN - 0021-9630
DOI - 10.1111/j.1469-7610.1985.tb01944.x
Subject(s) - psychology , obsessive compulsive , developmental psychology , clinical psychology , psychometrics , psychotherapist
— 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.