An Exploratory Study of Obsessive-Compulsive Behavior and School Problems Associated with Pediatric Acute-Onset Neuropsychiatric Syndrome (PANS)

Maura A. Miglioretti, Ara J. Schmitt, Kara E. McGoey & M. Tina Benno (2023) An Exploratory Study of Obsessive-Compulsive Behavior and School Problems Associated with Pediatric Acute-Onset Neuropsychiatric Syndrome (PANS), Journal of Applied School Psychology, DOI: 10.1080/15377903.2023.2263391
  • Parents (n = 208) of children with PANS participated in this study by completing a survey that included the Children’s Yale-Brown Obsessive-Compulsive Scale Parent Report (CY-BOCS-PR) and additional questions regarding child school performance and participation in formal special services at school.
  • Anxiety and inattention, among a variety of other school-based problems, are reported at school in this population.
  • Approximately 60% of the children received some form of school special services across their educational career.
  • A variety of mild to severe obsessive-compulsive behaviors were reported in the children, though the severity of those behaviors did not predict the existence of a school special services plan.
  • School psychologists must be prepared to evaluate children with PANS and recommend evidence-based interventions.

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