Abstract
In this paper we present an assessment method designed to detect specific individual severity profiles of obsessive–compulsive
areas of dysfunction. This method is based on the Obsessive Compulsive Symptoms Rating Scale (OCSRS; Wilhelm and Steketee
2006), a comprehensive self-report instrument that measures the severity of a wide variety of symptom categories associated with
obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD). A total of 127 patients diagnosed with OCD completed the OCSRS and other measures of
OCD, anxiety, and depression. Statistical analyses confirmed the convergent and discriminant validity of the OCSRS symptom
categories, and indicated that each of these symptom clusters contains internally-consistent symptoms that can be meaningfully
measured by a single severity score. Additional analyses demonstrated the clinical utility of this fine-grained severity assessment
of OCD. The findings indicate that the severity profile of the OCSRS provides unique information that may be useful for a
variety of research and clinical purposes.
areas of dysfunction. This method is based on the Obsessive Compulsive Symptoms Rating Scale (OCSRS; Wilhelm and Steketee
2006), a comprehensive self-report instrument that measures the severity of a wide variety of symptom categories associated with
obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD). A total of 127 patients diagnosed with OCD completed the OCSRS and other measures of
OCD, anxiety, and depression. Statistical analyses confirmed the convergent and discriminant validity of the OCSRS symptom
categories, and indicated that each of these symptom clusters contains internally-consistent symptoms that can be meaningfully
measured by a single severity score. Additional analyses demonstrated the clinical utility of this fine-grained severity assessment
of OCD. The findings indicate that the severity profile of the OCSRS provides unique information that may be useful for a
variety of research and clinical purposes.
- Content Type Journal Article
- Category Original Article
- Pages 1-20
- DOI 10.1007/s10608-011-9427-2
- Authors
- Iftah Yovel, Department of Psychology, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Mount Scopus, Jerusalem, 91905 Israel
- Beth S. Gershuny, Bard College, Annandale-On-Hudson, NY 12504, USA
- Gail Steketee, Boston University, 264 Bay State Rd., Boston, MA 02215, USA
- Ulrike Buhlmann, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, 185 Cambridge Street, Boston, MA 02114, USA
- Jeanne M. Fama, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, 185 Cambridge Street, Boston, MA 02114, USA
- Janice Mitchell, Wing Memorial Hospital, 40 Wright Street, Palmer, MA 01069, USA
- Sabine Wilhelm, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, 185 Cambridge Street, Boston, MA 02114, USA
- Journal Cognitive Therapy and Research
- Online ISSN 1573-2819
- Print ISSN 0147-5916