Jonathan S. Abramowitz

TL;DR: The authors developed an 18-item measure, the ASI-3, which assesses the 3 factors best replicated in previous research: Physical, Cognitive, and Social Concerns and displayed generally good performance on other indices of reliability and validity, along with evidence of improved psychometric properties over the original ASI.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors present a cognitive-behavioural model of obsessive-compulsive disorder, which has some empirical support but does not fully explain the disorder, emphasising the importance of dysfunctional beliefs in individuals affected.

TL;DR: Assessment of the item adequacy, factor structure, reliability, and validity of the Disgust Scale suggested that 7 items should be considered for removal from the DS, as patients with OCD washing concerns scored significantly higher than patients without washing concerns on both Coredisgust and Contamination-Based DisGust, but not on Animal Reminder DisgUST.

TL;DR: The authors developed and evaluated a measure called the Dimensional Obsessive-Compulsive Scale (DOCS) to address limitations of existing OC symptom measures and hold promise as a measure of OC symptoms in clinical and research settings.

TL;DR: New developments in the treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder involve medications that work in conjuction with cognitive-behavioural therapy, the most promising of which is D-cycloserine.