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Core OCD symptoms: Exploration of specificity and relations with psychopathology.
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PMID:  23026094     Owner:  NLM     Status:  Publisher    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a heterogeneous condition, comprised of multiple symptom domains. This study used aggregate composite scales representing three core OCD dimensions (Checking, Cleaning, and Rituals), as well as Hoarding, to examine the discriminant validity, diagnostic specificity, and predictive ability of OCD symptom scales. The core OCD scales demonstrated strong patterns of convergent and discriminant validity - suggesting that these dimensions are distinct from other self-reported symptoms - whereas hoarding symptoms correlated just as strongly with OCD and non-OCD symptoms in most analyses. Across analyses, our results indicated that Checking is a particularly strong, specific marker of OCD diagnosis, whereas the specificity of Cleaning and Hoarding to OCD was less strong. Finally, the OCD Checking scale was the only significant predictor of OCD diagnosis in logistic regression analyses. Results are discussed with regard to the importance of assessing OCD symptom dimensions separately and implications for classification.
Authors:
Sara M Stasik; Kristin Naragon-Gainey; Michael Chmielewski; David Watson
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Publication Detail:
Type:  JOURNAL ARTICLE     Date:  2012-8-4
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of anxiety disorders     Volume:  26     ISSN:  1873-7897     ISO Abbreviation:  J Anxiety Disord     Publication Date:  2012 Aug 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2012-10-2     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8710131     Medline TA:  J Anxiety Disord     Country:  -    
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Languages:  ENG     Pagination:  859-870     Citation Subset:  -    
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Copyright © 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, University of Notre Dame, 118 Haggar Hall, Notre Dame, IN 46556, United States. Electronic address: sstasik@nd.edu.
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