An investigation of two self-report measures of obsessional phenomena in obsessive-compulsive adolescents: research note.

A number of studies have recently demonstrated the clinical utility of objective self-report inventories in the assessment of obsessive-compulsive disorders in adults. To date, the usefulness of these instruments has not been demonstrated with obsessive-compulsive adolescents. In the present study the Leyton Obsessional Inventory and the Maudsley Obsessional-Compulsive Inventory were administered to 11 obsessive-compulsive adolescents and a group of 10 anxious non-obsessional patients. The obsessional adolescents scored significantly higher than the controls on the Maudsley total score and checking factors alone. Possible explanations of the results are discussed.