Multifamily therapy for young people with OCD: An acceptability and satisfaction study.

Individual cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) is the recommended first-line psychological treatment for young people with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), with good outcomes. However, because some young people only partially respond to CBT, it is necessary to improve treatment outcomes. This is the first study to explore the acceptability and satisfaction of a new multifamily therapy (MFT).

The Work and Social Adjustment Scale, Youth and Parent Versions: Psychometric Evaluation of a Brief Measure of Functional Impairment in Young People.

The Work and Social Adjustment Scale (WSAS) is a brief global measure of functional impairment that is widely used in adult health. We have adapted the WSAS for its use in youth, the WSAS-Youth version (WSAS-Y) and WSAS-Parent version (WSAS-P). This study evaluated the psychometric properties of the scale.

Sexual obsessions in pediatric obsessive-compulsive disorder: clinical characteristics and treatment outcomes.

Background: Sexual obsessions are common in adults with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), cause great distress, and are sometimes misinterpreted as indicating risk to others. Little is known about the prevalence, clinical correlates, and prognosis of such symptoms in young people.

Methods: Three hundred and eighty-three patients referred to a specialist pediatric OCD clinic were administered a series of measures at intake and, for those treated at the clinic, again after treatment.

Parent experiences of attending a specialist clinic for assessment of their child's obsessive compulsive disorder.

Background:   There are few published studies that have examined parental satisfaction with child mental health assessment. This study reports parental satisfaction with assessment in a national and specialist Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service for obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and related disorders.

Method:   Forty parents completed a specially developed questionnaire designed to assess expectations and experiences of attending a specialist assessment.

Case series: transformation obsession in young people with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD).

This article presents a previously unreported symptom of obsessive-compulsive disorder. The young people reported describe a fear of turning into someone or something else or taking on unwanted characteristics. We have called this transformation obsession.