@article{ref1,
title="Quality of life in children and adolescents with obsessive-compulsive disorder: the Pediatric Quality of Life Enjoyment and Satisfaction Questionnaire (PQ-LES-Q)",
journal="Bulletin of the Menninger Clinic",
year="2019",
author="Zaboski, Brian A. and Gilbert, Alexandra and Hamblin, Rebecca and Andrews, Jessica and Ramos, Amaya and Nadeau, Joshua M. and Storch, Eric A.",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="1-21",
abstract="The current study examined quality of life (QOL) and its clinical correlates among 225 intensive treatment-seeking children and adolescents with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) using the Pediatric Quality of Life Enjoyment and Satisfaction Questionnaire (PQ-LES-Q). Youth completed the PQ-LES-Q along with self-report measures assessing functional impairment, anxiety sensitivity, OCD symptoms, nonspecific anxiety, depression, and social anxiety. Parents completed measures on their child's anxiety, the presence of inattention/hyperactivity, depression, functional impairment, and frequency of family accommodation of symptoms. Contrary to expectation, child-reported OCD symptoms did not significantly predict QOL; however, lower overall QOL was strongly associated with the presence of comorbid major depressive disorder (g = -0.76) and slightly related to comorbid social phobia (g = -0.36). These results suggest that assessing and addressing comorbid conditions in the treatment of youth with OCD is an important component of intensive treatment.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0025-9284",
doi="10.1521/bumc_2019_83_03",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1521/bumc_2019_83_03"
}