Validation of the Short Obsessive–Compulsive Disorder Screener (SOCS) in children and adolescents

摘要

BackgroundThe Short Obsessive–Compulsive Disorder Screener (SOCS) is recommended by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence as a suitable and validated screening tool for 11- to 15-year olds. Despite its excellent sensitivity and specificity in detecting obsessive–compulsive disorder (OCD), it has limitations.