Validation of the short version of the obsessive compulsive spectrum questionnaire

In the recent years, a rising amount of research has stressed the importance of a dimensional perspective on mental disorders. In particular, the conceptualization of an obsessive-compulsive spectrum appears to be in line with the very first descriptions of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder and has been...

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Published in:	Frontiers in psychology 2023-06, Vol.14, p.1157636-1157636
Main Authors:	Dell'Osso, Liliana, Nardi, Benedetta, Bonelli, Chiara, Gravina, Davide, Benedetti, Francesca, Del Prete, Luca, Massimetti, Gabriele, Amatori, Giulia, Carpita, Barbara, Cremone, Ivan Mirko
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Language:	eng
Subjects:	Obsessing-compulsive disorder obsessive–compulsive spectrum OCD Psychology questionnaire spectrum model
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Summary:	In the recent years, a rising amount of research has stressed the importance of a dimensional perspective on mental disorders. In particular, the conceptualization of an obsessive-compulsive spectrum appears to be in line with the very first descriptions of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder and has been partially acknowledged by the inclusion of the "OCD-spectrum related syndromes and disorders" section in the DSM-5. The goal of the current study is to ascertain the psychometric characteristics of the Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum-Short Version (OBS-SV), a novel questionnaire designed to measure the complete range of obsessive-compulsive symptoms, from severe full blown to subthreshold ones. Forty three subjects with a clinical diagnosis of OCD according to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5); 42 subjects with a clinical diagnosis of social anxiety disorder (SAD), and 60 individuals without current or lifetime mental disorders (HC) were recruited from the Psychiatric Clinic of the University of Pisa. Subjects were assessed with the SCID-5, the Yale Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale (Y-BOCS) and the OBS-SV. OBS-SV showed strong test-retest reliability for both the total and the domains scores, as well as a high level of internal consistency. The Pearson's coefficients for the OBS-SV domain scores ranged from 0.771 to 0.943, and they were positively and strongly linked with one another (
ISSN:	1664-1078 1664-1078