The Preliminary Development of a New Self-Report Measure for OCD in Young People.

This study seeks to develop a reliable self-report instrument to assess obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) in young people. The children's Obsessional Compulsive Inventory had good internal consistency, criterion validity and was significantly correlated with the Children's Yale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale. This preliminary new measure could serve to provide a more efficient and accessible way of assessing OCD in young people. (Contains 15 references and 2 tables.) (GCP)