Posts about Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)

From Paresis to PANDAS and PANS

By Thomas Insel on

Dr. Insel discusses the connection between mental disorders and infection in light of pediatric neuropsychiatric disorders PANS and PANDAS.

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Microbes and Mental Illness

By Thomas Insel on

Increasing evidence linking strep infection to OCD in children suggests that microbiomics may prove an important research area for understanding and treating mental disorders.

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