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Article: OCD & PANDAS.(obsessive compulsive disorder)(pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorder)
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- Townsend Letter for Doctors and Patients
- Article date:
- October 1, 2004
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In an article published in Latitudes (Vol 6, Issue 2), Aristo Vojdani, PhD, MT, discusses the difference between nonautoimmune obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) and PANDAS (pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorder associated with Group A streptococcal infection). Obsessive Compulsive Disorder involves an unintentional and uncontrollable replay of thoughts or actions. In an attempt to reduce the anxiety that arises when the obsession cannot be stopped, people with OCD develop a set of actions or rituals that involve washing and cleaning, checking (i.e., that the stove is off), symmetry, counting, repeating, redoing, and hoarding in order to hold their fear at bay. ...