Scale for compulsions, as part of the Kiddie-SADS - Present and Lifetime Version (K-SADS-PL) Diagnostic Interview

2016-12-22

Kaufman J, Birmaher B, Brent D, Rao U, Flynn C, Moreci P, Williamson D, Ryan N (1997) Schedule for affective disorders and schizophrenia for school-age children-present and lifetime version (K-SADS-PL): initial reliability and validity data. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry . Available from: http://www.psychiatry.pitt.edu/sites/default/files/Documents/assessments/ksads-pl.pdf

Recurrent intrusive, repetitive, purposeful behaviors performed in response to an obsession, according to certain rules, or in stereotyped fashion that are distressing and debilitating and over which the person has little control.

Has there ever been a time when you found yourself having to do things that seemed silly over and over, or things which you could not resist repeating like touching things, or counting or washing your hands many times, or checking locks or other things? Were there things you always felt you had to do exactly the same way or in a special way? Did you ever have trouble finishing your school work because you had to read parts of an assignment over and over or because you were writing and re-writing your homework over and over again? Did you ever have trouble making it to school on time because it takes too long to get ready in the morning? If you made a mistake on your school work, did you have to start at the beginning? What about when you went to sleep, did you have to check something several times before you fell asleep? Or did you have to arrange things in your room in a particular way? Have other people ever commented about these habits?

Mon May 07 19:36:22 EDT 2018

NIH/CIT/FITBIR

Malaika Schwartz

NIH/CIT/FITBIR

Olga Vovk

olga.vovk@nih.gov