AN INVESTIGATION OF TWO SELF‐REPORT MEASURES OF OBSESSIONAL PHENOMENA IN OBSESSIVE‐COMPULSIVE ADOLESCENTS: RESEARCH NOTE

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Abstract
A number of studies have recently demonstrated the clinical utility of objective self-report inventories in the assessment of obssesive-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.