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Item-by-Item Factor Analysis of the Yale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale Symptom Checklist

Feinstein, Suzanne B., Fallon, Brian A., Petkova, Eva, Liebowitz, Michael R.·2003·The Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences

Abstract

Clinical subtypes of obsessive-compulsive disorder may have differing pathophysiological mechanisms and treatment outcomes. The subtypes identified by the Yale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale (Y-BOCS) Symptom Checklist, clustered by clinical consensus, have never been subject to statistical validation. A factor analysis using a sample of 160 patients with OCD was conducted to determine whether factor analytically derived categories are identical to extant clinically determined categories. Our analysis revealed that the contamination subtype of the Y-BOCS Symptom Checklist contains two distinct subgroups: one relating to discomfort and the other to fear of harm. If replicated on a larger scale, the finding of new subtype groupings would have important implications for future research in obsessive-compulsive disorder.

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Authors
Feinstein, S. B., Fallon, B. A., Petkova, E., & Liebowitz, M. R.
Affiliations
New York State Psychiatric Institute (US)
Venue
The Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences
Published
2003-05
Volume
15
Issue
2
Pages
187-193
ISSN
  • 0895-0172 (ISSN-L)
  • 1545-7222
OpenAlex
W2145192427
Cited by
122
References
18
Citations by year
2026: 1 · 2025: 1 · 2024: 1 · 2022: 1 · 2021: 3 · 2020: 1 · 2019: 4 · 2018: 3 · 2017: 3 · 2016: 7 · 2015: 2 · 2014: 6 · 2013: 6 · 2012: 35
FWCI
7.33
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Journal of Neuropsychiatry (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
National Institute of Mental Health (R01MH055842)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorders
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Psychoanalysis and Psychopathology Research
Keywords
obsessive-compulsive disorder, Yale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale, symptom checklist, clinical subtypes, fear of harm, factor structure, symptom clustering
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Adult, Child, Factor Analysis, Statistical, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Models, Psychological, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, Personality Assessment, Psychiatric Status Rating Scales, Sensitivity and Specificity, Reproducibility of Results, Observer Variation

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