Challenges of insight assessment in pediatric obsessive-compulsive disorder: Initial results and clinical considerations from a measure development study

Background Assessing insight among OCD-affected youth has been limited by the absence of a multi-item measure for this population. The present study outlines the development of the Measure of Insight for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (MI-OCD), presents initial findings, and explores conceptual challenges. Methods Along with the Children's Yale-Brown Obsessive-Compulsive Scale (CY-BOCS), the 7-item MI-OCD was administered to 178 OCD-affected …