Validation of the Spanish version of the Dimensional Yale-Brown Obsessive–Compulsive Scale (DYBOCS) in children and adolescents

Obsessive–compulsive disorder (OCD) is best understood as a complex overlap of obsessive–compulsive (OC) symptom dimensions with specific clinical and etiological characteristics. The Dimensional Yale-Brown Obsessive–Compulsive Scale (DYBOCS) was developed to assess the presence and severity of each of these OC symptom dimensions. Despite showing excellent psychometric properties in adults, the psychometric properties of the DYBOCS have not been widely investigated in children and adolescents.

Source: Comprehensive Psychiatry - April 20, 2016 Category: Psychiatry Authors: B. Garcia-Delgar, A.E. Ortiz, A. Morer, P. Alonso, M.C. do Rosário, L. Lázaro Source Type: research