Padua Inventory (OCD)
The Padua Inventory is a self-report inventory that assesses obsessive-compulsive symptoms across content domains such as contamination/cleaning, checking, unwanted thoughts, and difficulty controlling behaviors. It helps reveal which domains obsessions and compulsions concentrate in.
- Questions
- 39
- Est. time
- ~12 min
- Delivery
- Online · remote
- Scoring
- Automatic
What does the Padua Inventory (OCD) measure?
- •Contamination- and cleaning-related obsessions/compulsions
- •Checking behaviors
- •Unwanted and intrusive thoughts
Who is it for?
Used to screen for obsessive-compulsive symptoms in adults.
How is the Padua Inventory (OCD) scored and interpreted?
Questions are scored by level of disturbance and evaluated by content domain. Higher scores indicate that the relevant OCD symptom domain is more pronounced.
Frequently asked questions
What does the Padua Inventory measure?
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It measures obsessive-compulsive symptoms across domains such as contamination, checking, and unwanted thoughts.
Does this inventory diagnose OCD?
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No. This is a screening/assessment tool; it does not provide a clinical diagnosis on its own. Results should be interpreted only by a licensed mental-health professional as part of a clinical evaluation.
Does the result show which area is affected?
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Yes, it provides a profile of which content domain symptoms concentrate in, to be interpreted by a professional.
Related scales
- SCL-90 Symptom ChecklistA 90-question scale providing broad psychological symptom screening across nine dimensions.
- Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI)A 21-question self-report scale measuring the severity of anxiety symptoms over the past week.
- Multidimensional Perfectionism ScaleA scale assessing perfectionism across multiple dimensions (personal standards, concern over mistakes, expectations).
Source: Sanavio, E. (1988).
This page is informational and does not contain the actual questions. The Padua Inventory (OCD) is a screening/assessment tool and does not provide a diagnosis on its own. Results should be interpreted only by a licensed mental-health professional as part of a clinical evaluation.
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