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Psychometric evaluation of the Children's Yale-Brown Obsessive-Compulsive Scale.
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Psychiatry research [Psychiatry Res] 2004 Nov 30; Vol. 129 (1), pp. 91-8. - Publication Year :
- 2004
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Abstract
- This study evaluated the psychometric properties of the Children's Yale-Brown Obsessive-Compulsive Scale (CY-BOCS). A total of 61 children and adolescents, aged 4-18 years, who were diagnosed with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) participated. Thirty-seven of these children also participated in a second CY-BOCS administration by the same rater an average of 41 days later. Good internal consistency and test-retest reliability were found for the CY-BOCS Obsession and Compulsion Severity Scores and the Total Score. CY-BOCS scores demonstrated strong correlations with clinician-rated measures of impairment, obsessions, and compulsions. In addition, CY-BOCS scores were moderately related to measures of depression, aggressive behavior, and symptoms of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, but were not significantly related to clinician ratings of tics or self-reports of general anxiety. Findings suggest that the CY-BOCS is a reliable and valid instrument for the assessment of childhood obsessions and compulsions.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0165-1781
- Volume :
- 129
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Psychiatry research
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 15572188
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychres.2004.06.009