%0 Journal Article
%T Quality of life in children and adolescents with obsessive-compulsive disorder: the Pediatric Quality of Life Enjoyment and Satisfaction Questionnaire (PQ-LES-Q)
%J Bulletin of the Menninger Clinic
%D 2019
%A Zaboski, Brian A.
%A Gilbert, Alexandra
%A Hamblin, Rebecca
%A Andrews, Jessica
%A Ramos, Amaya
%A Nadeau, Joshua M.
%A Storch, Eric A.
%V ePub
%N ePub
%P 1-21
%X 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>
%G en
%I Guilford Publications
%@ 0025-9284
%U http://dx.doi.org/10.1521/bumc_2019_83_03