A Prospective Study of Paediatric Obsessive-Compulsive Symptomatology in a Spanish Community Sample.

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Title:	A Prospective Study of Paediatric Obsessive-Compulsive Symptomatology in a Spanish Community Sample.
Authors:	Voltas, Núria, Hernández-Martínez, Carmen, Arija, Victoria, Aparicio, Estefania, Canals, Josefa
Source:	Child Psychiatry & Human Development. Aug2014, Vol. 45 Issue 4, p377-387. 11p. 1 Diagram, 3 Charts.
Subjects:	School-age child care, Depression in children, Anxiety, Communities
Geographic Terms:	Spain
Abstract:	The obsessive-compulsive manifestations course was assessed with the Leyton obsessional inventory-child version survey (LOI-CV) in a 3-year prospective study, using a non-clinical sample. From an initial sample of 1,514 school-age children who underwent symptoms screening for obsessive-compulsive, anxiety and depression, 562 subjects (risk group/without risk group) were re-assessed in the 2nd phase and 242 subjects were monitored after 3 years. LOI-CV scores significantly decreased over time independently of age and gender. The prevalence, persistence and incidence for two levels of severity of obsessive-compulsive manifestations ranged between 4.8-30.4 %, 9.3-28.4 % and 1.1-14.4 %, respectively. 34.6-64.5 % of obsessive-compulsive symptomatology was predicted by anxiety, depressive and obsessive-compulsive symptoms. For the obsessiveness (less severe form of obsessive-compulsive manifestations), the depressive symptoms were not predictors. Gender and socioeconomic status were not related with obsessive-compulsive manifestations. These data support a substantial continuity of the obsessive-compulsive manifestations and the existence of different levels of severity within the obsessive-compulsive spectrum. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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Abstract:	The obsessive-compulsive manifestations course was assessed with the Leyton obsessional inventory-child version survey (LOI-CV) in a 3-year prospective study, using a non-clinical sample. From an initial sample of 1,514 school-age children who underwent symptoms screening for obsessive-compulsive, anxiety and depression, 562 subjects (risk group/without risk group) were re-assessed in the 2nd phase and 242 subjects were monitored after 3 years. LOI-CV scores significantly decreased over time independently of age and gender. The prevalence, persistence and incidence for two levels of severity of obsessive-compulsive manifestations ranged between 4.8-30.4 %, 9.3-28.4 % and 1.1-14.4 %, respectively. 34.6-64.5 % of obsessive-compulsive symptomatology was predicted by anxiety, depressive and obsessive-compulsive symptoms. For the obsessiveness (less severe form of obsessive-compulsive manifestations), the depressive symptoms were not predictors. Gender and socioeconomic status were not related with obsessive-compulsive manifestations. These data support a substantial continuity of the obsessive-compulsive manifestations and the existence of different levels of severity within the obsessive-compulsive spectrum. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
ISSN:	0009398X
DOI:	10.1007/s10578-013-0408-4