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Published in: Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology 11/2009

01-11-2009 | Original Paper

Quality of life in children and adolescents with obsessive-compulsive disorder: base rates, parent–child agreement, and clinical correlates

Authors: Caleb W. Lack, Eric A. Storch, Mary L. Keeley, Gary R. Geffken, Emily D. Ricketts, Tanya K. Murphy, Wayne K. Goodman

Published in: Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology | Issue 11/2009

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Abstract

The presence of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) has been linked to decreased quality of life (QoL) among adults, yet little is known about the impact of OCD on QoL in pediatric patients. Sixty-two youth with OCD and their parent(s) were administered the Children’s Yale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale following a clinical interview. Children completed the Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory and parents completed the Pediatric Quality of Life Parent Proxy Inventory and Child Behavior Checklist. QoL scores for OCD patients were significantly lower than for healthy controls, but similar to QoL in a general psychiatric sample on the majority of domains. Parent–child agreement on QoL was moderate to strong across age groups. Results indicate that, in youth with OCD, QoL is reduced relative to healthy controls, related to OCD symptom severity per parent-report, and are strongly predicted by the presence of comorbid externalizing and internalizing symptoms.
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Metadata
Title
Quality of life in children and adolescents with obsessive-compulsive disorder: base rates, parent–child agreement, and clinical correlates
Authors
Caleb W. Lack
Eric A. Storch
Mary L. Keeley
Gary R. Geffken
Emily D. Ricketts
Tanya K. Murphy
Wayne K. Goodman
Publication date
01-11-2009
Publisher
D. Steinkopff-Verlag
Published in
Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology / Issue 11/2009
Print ISSN: 0933-7954
Electronic ISSN: 1433-9285
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00127-009-0013-9

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