A primer on PANDAS for mental health clinicians

PANDAS is an acronym for Pediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorder Associated with group A Streptococci. The name itself tells several things about the condition: – Pediatric—It occurs in children. – Autoimmune—It is an autoimmune condition. – Streptococci—It starts after an infection with group A streptococci. – Neuropsychiatric—It involves several possible neuropsychiatric symptoms. These may include obsessions,…