Pub Date : 2025-01-01DOI: 10.1016/j.jocrd.2024.100930
Fiona C. Ball , Anna M. White , Johanna A. Younce , Kevin D. Wu
The revised Penn Inventory of Scrupulosity (PIOS-R) is widely used. Support for its factor structure is mixed across either a two-factor or a bifactor model. Normed on a primarily Christian sample, researchers use the PIOS-R to examine scrupulosity across religious groups. This study's primary aims were to clarify the PIOS-R's factor structure in a religiously diverse sample and determine whether the PIOS-R shows measurement invariance across religious groups. A secondary aim was to evaluate psychometric properties. U.S. participants (N = 718) who self-reported as Christian, Jewish, or Muslim were recruited using MTurk. Multiple group CFA indicated that a two-factor solution comprised of Fear of God (FOG) and Fear of Sin (FOS) provided the best-fitting model. Configural, metric, and scalar invariance held across religious groups. Internal consistency was strong for the full scale (ωt = .96) and both FOS (ωt = .95) and FOG (ωt = .92) subscales. The PIOS-R was more strongly correlated with DOCS Scrupulosity (r = .71) than with DASS-21 Depression (r = .58), DASS-21 Anxiety (r = .66), or a measure of religiosity (SCSRFQ; r = .36), supporting relative discriminant validity. The PIOS-R appears appropriate for assessing scrupulosity within and among these religious groups.
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Pub Date : 2025-01-01DOI: 10.1016/j.jocrd.2024.100932
Karen Rowa , Andrew Scott , Eric A. Storch , Wayne K. Goodman , Randi E. McCabe , Martin M. Antony
The Yale-Brown Obsessive-Compulsive Scale (Y-BOCS) is the gold-standard tool for measuring obsessive compulsive symptom severity. An updated second edition was introduced to address limitations of the original instrument, with both clinician-administered and self-report versions. No published studies have examined the psychometric properties of the self-report version, which is the purpose of the current study. Individuals with a diagnosis of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD, N = 67) completed the clinician-administered and self-report Y-BOCS-II, as well as a number of other self-report measures assessing obsessive-compulsive symptoms, depression, and impairment from symptoms in a counterbalanced order. Results suggest an internally consistent measure (α = .90) that has strong convergent validity with measures of OCD symptoms including the clinician-rated Y-BOCS-II, but only moderate correlations with the Obsessive-Compulsive Inventory-Revised. The self-report version also demonstrated fair discriminant validity. A reliable change index of 8 was found for this measure, which was associated with a large effect size following cognitive-behavioral therapy for OCD. Limitations include a predominantly White and female sample. The self-report version of the Y-BOCS-II appears to be a psychometrically reasonable measure for use with individuals with OCD though its ability to discriminate OCD from other disorders characterized by anxiety or depression requires further study.
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Pub Date : 2024-10-01DOI: 10.1016/j.jocrd.2024.100917
Keong Yap , Kiara R. Timpano , Simone Isemann , Jeanette Svehla , Jessica R. Grisham
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Pub Date : 2024-10-01DOI: 10.1016/j.jocrd.2024.100914
Sophie Boutouis, Jon E. Grant
Background
Skin picking disorder (SPD) is common, but little is known about whether or how it differs in sexual minorities. We explored whether sexual minority individuals differ from heterosexual individuals in terms of skin picking and comorbidities. We also evaluated potential differences between gay or lesbian and bisexual individuals.
Methods
293 participants with SPD completed an online survey. Sexual minority participants were compared to heterosexual participants on demographics, how often they picked their skin, and validated self-report measures of SPD and comorbidities. Gay or lesbian and bisexual participants were compared on the same variables.
Results
Sexual minority status was associated with more body-focused repetitive behavior (BFRB) impairment and a greater likelihood of picking 7 days per week. Heterosexual participants reported more alcohol misuse, aggression, and compulsive sexual behavior than sexual minority participants. The groups did not differ in overall BFRB severity or rates of other disorders. Gay or lesbian and bisexual participants did not differ in SPD or comorbidities.
Conclusions
The rate of sexual minority individuals in this study (37.9%) is much higher than the rate in the community (about 10%). Sexual minority individuals with SPD may present with unique clinical symptoms. Treatments should be tailored for this population.
背景抠皮症(SPD)很常见,但人们对其在性少数群体中是否存在差异或差异如何知之甚少。我们探讨了性少数群体与异性恋群体在抠皮和合并症方面是否存在差异。我们还评估了同性恋者与双性恋者之间的潜在差异。性少数群体参与者与异性恋参与者在人口统计学、抠皮频率以及 SPD 和合并症的有效自我报告测量方面进行了比较。结果性少数群体与更多以身体为中心的重复行为(BFRB)损害和每周 7 天抠皮的可能性更大相关。与性少数群体的参与者相比,异性恋参与者报告了更多的酒精滥用、攻击性和强迫性行为。这两组人在身体反应性障碍的总体严重程度或其他障碍的发生率方面没有差异。男同性恋或女同性恋和双性恋参与者在 SPD 或合并症方面没有差异。结论本研究中性少数群体的比例(37.9%)远高于社区比例(约 10%)。性少数群体 SPD 患者可能表现出独特的临床症状。治疗方法应针对这一人群。
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Pub Date : 2024-10-01DOI: 10.1016/j.jocrd.2024.100915
Mercedes G. Woolley , Leila K. Capel , Emily M. Bowers , Julie M. Petersen , Karen Muñoz , Michael P. Twohig
Misophonia is characterized by intense emotional reactions to specific repetitive sounds. The clinical characteristics and developmental course of misophonia remain underexplored, particularly in treatment-seeking adults. In this study, we characterized the onset, symptom progression, trigger noises, and psychiatric comorbidities associated with misophonia. Additionally, we investigated the relationships between these clinical attributes and the severity of self- and clinician-rated misophonia symptoms. The sample included 60 adults with misophonia enrolled in a randomized controlled trial. Most participants (79%) reported symptom onset in childhood and early adolescence, with symptoms often worsening over time. All participants reported being bothered by human produced sounds. However, responses to trigger noises vary based on the context surrounding the sound. Those who reported equivalent distress across misophonic triggers –regardless of the individual producing the sound—endorsed significantly higher self-reported misophonia symptoms. Approximately half of the sample met diagnostic criteria for another psychiatric condition, with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder and generalized anxiety disorder being the most prevalent. These findings underscore the complexity of misophonia and highlight the importance of considering the individual clinical histories and contextual factors influencing reactions to misophonic sounds.
{"title":"Clinical characteristics of a treatment seeking sample of adults with misophonia: Onset, course, triggers, context, and comorbidity","authors":"Mercedes G. Woolley , Leila K. Capel , Emily M. Bowers , Julie M. Petersen , Karen Muñoz , Michael P. Twohig","doi":"10.1016/j.jocrd.2024.100915","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jocrd.2024.100915","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Misophonia is characterized by intense emotional reactions to specific repetitive sounds. The clinical characteristics and developmental course of misophonia remain underexplored, particularly in treatment-seeking adults. In this study, we characterized the onset, symptom progression, trigger noises, and psychiatric comorbidities associated with misophonia. Additionally, we investigated the relationships between these clinical attributes and the severity of self- and clinician-rated misophonia symptoms. The sample included 60 adults with misophonia enrolled in a randomized controlled trial. Most participants (79%) reported symptom onset in childhood and early adolescence, with symptoms often worsening over time. All participants reported being bothered by human produced sounds. However, responses to trigger noises vary based on the context surrounding the sound. Those who reported equivalent distress across misophonic triggers –regardless of the individual producing the sound—endorsed significantly higher self-reported misophonia symptoms. Approximately half of the sample met diagnostic criteria for another psychiatric condition, with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder and generalized anxiety disorder being the most prevalent. These findings underscore the complexity of misophonia and highlight the importance of considering the individual clinical histories and contextual factors influencing reactions to misophonic sounds.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48902,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders","volume":"43 ","pages":"Article 100915"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142537801","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-10-01DOI: 10.1016/j.jocrd.2024.100913
Lena Jelinek , Anna Serve , Saskia Pampuch , Jakob Scheunemann , Josephine Schultz , Franziska Miegel , Bjarne Hansen , Kristen Hagen , Frances Bohnsack , Jürgen Gallinat , Amir H. Yassari
The Bergen 4-Day Treatment offers brief concentrated exposure with response prevention (cERP) for obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). To date, this intervention has primarily been studied in Norway, and no study has been done on its side effects. We tested the safety, feasibility, and effectiveness of cERP in Germany and compared cERP to a historical inpatient control group.
Thirty-three patients with OCD were treated with cERP. We assessed severity of OCD (primary outcome: Y-BOCS), depression, global functioning, self-esteem, self-efficacy, experiential avoidance, and quality of life at baseline (t0), two weeks after t0 (t1), and three months after t1 (t2). Side effects were assessed at t1 and t2. The changes in OCD were compared to a matched historical inpatient control group (n = 33) treated at the same site.
The cERP group improved over time, with a large effect size in OCD symptoms and other outcome measures. Improvement of OCD symptoms over treatment was superior in the cERP group compared to the historical control group, with a medium effect size for OCD symptoms. 53–56% of the participants reported at least one side effect (e.g., exhaustion). cERP is safe and effective in the treatment of OCD and can be successfully implemented in Germany.
{"title":"Exploring the Peaks and Potholes: Understanding positive and negative effects of concentrated exposure treatment for obsessive-compulsive disorder","authors":"Lena Jelinek , Anna Serve , Saskia Pampuch , Jakob Scheunemann , Josephine Schultz , Franziska Miegel , Bjarne Hansen , Kristen Hagen , Frances Bohnsack , Jürgen Gallinat , Amir H. Yassari","doi":"10.1016/j.jocrd.2024.100913","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jocrd.2024.100913","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The Bergen 4-Day Treatment offers brief concentrated exposure with response prevention (cERP) for obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). To date, this intervention has primarily been studied in Norway, and no study has been done on its side effects. We tested the safety, feasibility, and effectiveness of cERP in Germany and compared cERP to a historical inpatient control group.</div><div>Thirty-three patients with OCD were treated with cERP. We assessed severity of OCD (primary outcome: Y-BOCS), depression, global functioning, self-esteem, self-efficacy, experiential avoidance, and quality of life at baseline (t0), two weeks after t0 (t1), and three months after t1 (t2). Side effects were assessed at t1 and t2. The changes in OCD were compared to a matched historical inpatient control group (<em>n</em> = 33) treated at the same site.</div><div>The cERP group improved over time, with a large effect size in OCD symptoms and other outcome measures. Improvement of OCD symptoms over treatment was superior in the cERP group compared to the historical control group, with a medium effect size for OCD symptoms. 53–56% of the participants reported at least one side effect (e.g., exhaustion). cERP is safe and effective in the treatment of OCD and can be successfully implemented in Germany.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48902,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders","volume":"43 ","pages":"Article 100913"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142586622","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-10-01DOI: 10.1016/j.jocrd.2024.100918
David A.L. Johnson , Nicholas C. Borgogna , Paul B. Ingram , Craig Warlick , Samuel D. Spencer , Callie E. Mims , Kiana L. Bunnell , Jared A. Nielsen
Scrupulosity is a psychological construct defined by intrusive thoughts and compulsive behaviors centered on religion or morality. Scrupulosity, in its severe form, may manifest as obsessive-compulsive disorder, and is related to negative outcomes. There are relatively few scales measuring scrupulosity; those that exist have serious limitations. This study addresses these limitations by creating and psychometrically validating the new Scrupulosity Obsessions and Compulsions Scale (SOCS). To determine final items, an exploratory factor analysis (EFA) and confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) were conducted using university (n = 1345) and community (n = 496) samples and scale forms were assessed for concurrent, convergent, discriminant, and incremental validity. The initial EFA resulted in 10 items, consisting of one factor of compulsion items and one factor of obsession items. These 10 items accounted for 59.87% of the common variance, and a bifactor model demonstrated acceptable fit (χ2(25) = 113.495, p < .001, CFI = .978, TLI = .960, RMSEA = .051 (90% CI [.042, .061]), and SRMR = .027). The SOCS demonstrated evidence of concurrent, convergent, discriminant, and incremental validity with relation to scrupulosity, OCD, anxiety, religiosity, and male role norms. Both subscales met reliability standards α = .85 and α = .83. The SOCS provides a concise method to measure scrupulosity's nature.
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Pub Date : 2024-10-01DOI: 10.1016/j.jocrd.2024.100916
Christina Puccinelli , Karen Rowa , Laura J. Summerfeldt , Randi E. McCabe
Extending previous research, this study examined the psychometric properties of two commonly used self-report measures of incompleteness (INC) and not-just-right experiences (NJREs), the Obsessive-Compulsive Trait Core Dimensions Questionnaire (OC-TCDQ; Summerfeldt et al., 2014) and the Not Just Right Experiences Questionnaire - Revised (NJRE-QR; Coles et al., 2003) in large samples of individuals with OCD and anxiety disorders. Factor analyses indicated adequate support for a two-factor solution for the OC-TCDQ and a one-factor solution for the NJRE-QR. Both measures demonstrated excellent internal consistency and good-to-excellent test-retest reliability. We found good convergent validity between the measures of interest and with an OCD symptom severity measure. Discriminant validity was evidenced by a significantly stronger correlation between INC and NJRE severity than the relatively modest correlations with theoretically distinct constructs (i.e., harm avoidance and general distress). Individuals with OCD had a similar number of NJREs as individuals with anxiety disorders but reported significantly greater NJRE distress and levels of INC. Finally, both measures were sensitive to change across group cognitive-behavioural therapy for OCD. These findings provide support for the reliability and validity of the OC-TCDQ and NJRE-QR to measure INC (trait) and NJRE (state) constructs that assist in understanding the phenomenology of OCD.
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Pub Date : 2024-09-19DOI: 10.1016/j.jocrd.2024.100912
Marie Louise Reinholdt-Dunne , Marie Tolstrup , Kira Svenstrup , Odin Hjemdal , Henrik Nordahl
Cognitive-behavioral therapy including exposure and response prevention is the first-line treatment of pediatric OCD showing response- and remission rates around 70% and 53%. Thus, there is room for improvements. Metacognitive therapy (MCT) for OCD might be cost-effective and focuses on modifying metacognitive beliefs about the significance and dangerousness of intrusive thoughts/feelings, and about the need to perform rituals. MCT is effective in adults but needs to be evaluated in youths. In the current study, eleven adolescents divided in three groups received eight MCT group sessions of 75 min duration (and two 60 min workshop for parents) delivered by an MCT-therapist and an assistant. The within-group effect size (hedges g) from pre-to post-treatment on the CY-BOCS was 1.90, and the response and remission rates were 82% and 55%, respectively. Effect sizes for secondary outcomes were also large. Therapist time (one certified MCT-therapist and a clinical psychology student working together) used per patient to achieve these results were 2.18 therapy sessions of 75-min duration in addition to 33 min therapist time per patient of workshops for the parents. Follow-up assessments were not available, and the results should be interpreted with caution. However, they are encouraging and suggest that MCT for pediatric OCD should be evaluated further.
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Pub Date : 2024-09-17DOI: 10.1016/j.jocrd.2024.100911
Tapan A. Patel , Berta J. Summers , Jesse R. Cougle
Individuals with body dysmorphic disorder engage in maladaptive behaviors such as checking mirrors, excessive grooming, asking others for reassurance, and avoiding situations due to their appearance. These counterproductive coping mechanisms, or false “safety behaviors,” serve to maintain and exacerbate symptoms rather than alleviating them. The present review provides a summary of cross-sectional, longitudinal, experimental, and treatment research to highlight the relevance of these behaviors to body dysmorphic disorder. Additionally, the article identifies current gaps in the research and future directions that will be important in further understanding the role of these behaviors.
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