The reliability and validity of the Florida Obsessive-Compulsive Inventory in a Chinese clinical sample

Background: There has been an increased effort to understand the nature of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) in non-Western cultures. In particular, growing research has examined OCD in China, but there are no comprehensive instruments that measure both OCD severity and heterogeneity for characterizing samples. Aims: A validated, comprehensive measure that could be used in China would provide researchers with a useful instrument for evaluating severity and heterogeneity of OCD in a non-Western culture, allowing researchers to better understand the universal and cultural components that play a role in the nature of OCD. Method: The current investigation presents data on the reliability and validity of a Mandarin translation of the Obsessive-Compulsive Inventory-Revised (CH-OCI) using both a student (n = 1950) and clinical sample (n = 50 patients with OCD; n = 50 patients with anxiety as a comparison group). Results: Results support the factor structure, convergent and discriminant validity, criterion-related validity, test-retest reliability, and internal consistency of the CH-OCI. Conclusions: Validation of the instrument permits researchers and clinicians to measure OCD presentation in Mandarin-speaking samples.

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The Brazilian Portuguese Version of the Saving Inventory–Revised: Internal Consistency, Test-Retest Reliability, and Validity of a Questionnaire to Assess Hoarding

Psychological Reports ◽

10.2466/pr0.106.1.279-296 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 106 (1) ◽

pp. 279-296 ◽

Cited By ~ 11

Author(s):

Isabela S. Fontenelle ◽

Bernard P. Rangé ◽

Angélica M. Prazeres ◽

Manuela C. Borges ◽

Marcio Versiani ◽

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Keyword(s):

Internal Consistency ◽

Convergent Validity ◽

Clinical Sample ◽

Reliability And Validity ◽

Assessment Instrument ◽

Obsessive Compulsive ◽

Retest Reliability ◽

Compulsive Disorder ◽

Brazilian Version ◽

Test Retest Reliability

Pathological hoarding results in clutter that precludes normal activities and creates distress or dysfunction. It may lead to an inability to complete household functions, health problems, social withdrawal, and even death. The aim of this study was to describe the validation of the Brazilian version of the hoarding assessment instrument, the Saving Inventory–Revised. Sixty-five patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and 70 individuals from the community were assessed using the Structured Clinical Interview for the Diagnosis of DSM–IV (clinical sample), the Saving Inventory–Revised, the Obsessive-Compulsive Inventory–Revised, the Beck Depression Inventory, and the Beck Anxiety Inventory. The Brazilian version of the Saving Inventory–Revised exhibited high internal consistency (Cronbach's alpha = .94 for OCD and .84 for controls), high to moderate test-retest reliability and, using the hoarding dimension of the Obsessive-Compulsive Inventory–Revised as a reference point, high to moderate convergent validity. The Saving Inventory–Revised total scores also correlated significantly with comorbid anxiety and depressive symptoms.

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Reliability and Validity of the Korean Version of Obsessive-Compulsive Inventory - Revised in a Non-clinical Sample

Yonsei Medical Journal ◽

10.3349/ymj.2008.49.6.909 ◽

2008 ◽

Vol 49 (6) ◽

pp. 909 ◽

Cited By ~ 17

Author(s):

Joon Suk Lim ◽

Se Joo Kim ◽

Woo Taek Jeon ◽

Kyung Ryul Cha ◽

Joon Hyung Park ◽

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Keyword(s):

Clinical Sample ◽

Reliability And Validity ◽

Obsessive Compulsive ◽

Korean Version

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Structuring Assessments of Psychopathology

Journal of Individual Differences ◽

10.1027/1614-0001.27.2.87 ◽

2006 ◽

Vol 27 (2) ◽

pp. 87-92 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Willem K.B. Hofstee ◽

Dick P.H. Barelds ◽

Jos M.F. Ten Berge

Keyword(s):

Principal Components ◽

Personality Assessment ◽

Clinical Sample ◽

Principal Component ◽

Normal Sample ◽

Normative Sample ◽

Assessment Data ◽

Obsessive Compulsive ◽

Oblique Rotation ◽

Two Samples

Hofstee and Ten Berge (2004a) have proposed a new look at personality assessment data, based on a bipolar proportional (-1, .. . 0, .. . +1) scale, a corresponding coefficient of raw-scores likeness L = ΢XY/N, and raw-scores principal component analysis. In a normal sample, the approach resulted in a structure dominated by a first principal component, according to which most people are faintly to mildly socially desirable. We hypothesized that a more differentiated structure would arise in a clinical sample. We analyzed the scores of 775 psychiatric clients on the 132 items of the Dutch Personality Questionnaire (NPV). In comparison to a normative sample (N = 3140), the eigenvalue for the first principal component appeared to be 1.7 times as small, indicating that such clients have less personality (social desirability) in common. Still, the match between the structures in the two samples was excellent after oblique rotation of the loadings. We applied the abridged m-dimensional circumplex design, by which persons are typed by their two highest scores on the principal components, to the scores on the first four principal components. We identified five types: Indignant (1-), Resilient (1-2+), Nervous (1-2-), Obsessive-Compulsive (1-3-), and Introverted (1-4-), covering 40% of the psychiatric sample. Some 26% of the individuals had negligible scores on all type vectors. We discuss the potential and the limitations of our approach in a clinical context.

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Symmetry Dimension in Obsessive–Compulsive Disorder: Prevalence, Severity and Clinical Correlates

Journal of Clinical Medicine ◽

10.3390/jcm10020274 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 10 (2) ◽

pp. 274

Author(s):

Aline P. Vellozo ◽

Leonardo F. Fontenelle ◽

Ricardo C. Torresan ◽

Roseli G. Shavitt ◽

Ygor A. Ferrão ◽

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Keyword(s):

Logistic Regression ◽

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder ◽

Clinical Sample ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Obsessive Compulsive ◽

Chi Square ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Compulsive Disorder ◽

Clinical Correlates ◽

Axis I

Background: Obsessive–compulsive disorder (OCD) is a very heterogeneous condition that frequently includes symptoms of the “symmetry dimension” (i.e., obsessions and/or compulsions of symmetry, ordering, repetition, and counting), along with aggressive, sexual/religious, contamination/cleaning, and hoarding dimensions. Methods: This cross-sectional study aimed to investigate the prevalence, severity, and demographic and clinical correlates of the symmetry dimension among 1001 outpatients from the Brazilian Research Consortium on Obsessive–Compulsive Spectrum Disorders. The main assessment instruments used were the Dimensional Yale–Brown Obsessive–Compulsive Scale, the Yale–Brown Obsessive–Compulsive Scale, the USP-Sensory Phenomena Scale, the Beck Depression and Anxiety Inventories, the Brown Assessment of Beliefs Scale, and the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV Axis I Disorders. Chi-square tests, Fisher’s exact tests, Student’s t-tests, and Mann–Whitney tests were used in the bivariate analyses to compare patients with and without symptoms of the symmetry dimension. Odds ratios (ORs) with confidence intervals and Cohen’s D were also calculated as effect size measures. Finally, a logistic regression was performed to control for confounders. Results: The symmetry dimension was highly prevalent (86.8%) in this large clinical sample and, in the logistic regression, it remained associated with earlier onset of obsessive–compulsive symptoms, insidious onset of compulsions, more severe depressive symptoms, and presence of sensory phenomena. Conclusions: A deeper knowledge about specific OCD dimensions is essential for a better understanding and management of this complex and multifaceted disorder.

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Validation of a classification system of obsessive–compulsive spectrum disorder symptoms in a non-clinical sample

Psychiatry Research ◽

10.1016/j.psychres.2011.01.015 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 188 (1) ◽

pp. 65-70 ◽

Cited By ~ 9

Author(s):

Michael L. Sulkowski ◽

Twyla L. Mancil ◽

Cary Jordan ◽

Adam Reid ◽

Elisa Chakoff ◽

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Keyword(s):

Classification System ◽

Clinical Sample ◽

Spectrum Disorder ◽

Obsessive Compulsive ◽

Obsessive Compulsive Spectrum Disorder

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Dissociation In Non-clinical And Clinical Sample Of Czech Adolescents. Reliability And Validity Of The Czech Version Of The Adolescent Dissociative Experiences Scale

European Psychiatry ◽

10.1016/j.eurpsy.2010.03.011 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 25 (7) ◽

pp. 390-395 ◽

Cited By ~ 12

Author(s):

J. Soukup ◽

H. Papežová ◽

A.A. Kuběna ◽

V. Mikolajová

Keyword(s):

Clinical Sample ◽

Psychiatric Patients ◽

Reliability And Validity ◽

Traumatic Experiences ◽

Adhd Group ◽

Behavioral Disturbances ◽

Dissociative Experiences Scale ◽

Language Version ◽

Somatoform Dissociation ◽

Dissociative Experiences

AbstractObjectiveThe purpose of this study was to examine psychometric properties of the Czech language version of the Adolescent Dissociative Experiences Scale (A-DES) [2].Method653 non-clinical participants and 162 adolescent psychiatric inpatients completed Czech versions of the A-DES and the Somatoform Dissociation Questionnaire (SDQ-20), and provided further information (data regarding demographic variables, diagnoses, further psychopathology).ResultsThe Czech A-DES has very good internal consistency, test-retest reliability and a good validity, though its predictive power is limited. The ADES scores significantly correlate with the measure of somatoform dissociation, a presence of clinician-observed dissociative symptoms, reported traumatic experiences, self injurious behavior, and polysymptomatic diagnostic picture. A-DES scores were significantly higher in ADHD group, but not in a group with a diagnosis of a dissociative disorder.ConclusionThe authors stress that all adolescent psychiatric patients who show more complex behavioral disturbances, have histories of trauma, show self-injurious behaviors or have ADHD diagnosis should be screened for dissociation.

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