A Self-Rated Scale for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

Abstract

The Self‐Rated Scale for Obsessive‐Compulsive Disorder is an objective 35‐item questionnaire that measures the severity of obsessive‐compulsive disorder (OCD). Scale construction employed both rational and empirical item‐selection procedures and utilized the responses of 127 diagnosed obsessive‐compulsive subjects. A cross‐validation study that used 40 obsessive‐compulsive subjects found high internal consistency and significant correlations between the new scale and two clinician‐rated measures of OCD. Principal components analysis of the combined subject sample (167 obsessive‐compulsive subjects) identified four orthogonal components: distressing thoughts, rituals, perfection, and fear of contamination. In conclusion, the Self‐Rated Scale for Obsessive‐Compulsive Disorder appears to be a comprehensive, easy‐to‐use, and psychometrically sound instrument for measuring severity of OCD.

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