2013
Development and preliminary psychometric evaluation of a self-rated version of the Family Accommodation Scale for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Pinto A, Van Noppen B, Calvocoressi L. Development and preliminary psychometric evaluation of a self-rated version of the Family Accommodation Scale for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. Journal Of Obsessive-Compulsive And Related Disorders 2013, 2: 457-465. PMID: 24855596, PMCID: PMC4024376, DOI: 10.1016/j.jocrd.2012.06.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchObsessive-compulsive disorderFamily Accommodation ScaleFamily accommodationSelf-rated versionAccommodation ScalePrimary obsessive-compulsive disorderFamily-based interventionsPreliminary psychometric evaluationExcellent internal consistencyRelatives of individualsOCD familiesCompulsive disorderTraining interviewersInitial psychometric testingPatients' ritualsCriterion measuresValid measurePoor treatment outcomesInternal consistencyPsychometric evaluationPsychometric testingTreatment outcomesPresent study reportsDisordersFamily members
1993
Inpatient Treatment of Patients With Severe Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Calvocoressi L, McDougle C, Wasylink S, Goodman W, Trufan S, Price L. Inpatient Treatment of Patients With Severe Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. Psychiatric Services 1993, 44: 1150-1154. PMID: 8132187, DOI: 10.1176/ps.44.12.1150.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsObsessive-compulsive disorderDependency needsObsessive-compulsive behaviorBehavioral management strategiesSevere obsessive-compulsive disorderPsychiatric research unitGeneral psychiatric unitsSuch patientsTreatment guidelinesInpatient treatmentStaff attentionPsychiatric unitPatient controlsFellow patientsPatientsDisordersSeven-year periodCharacteristic wayStaff trainingGeneral unitsTreatmentStandard practice