Posted on 11/09/2010 10:40:58 PM PST by LucyT
For years, researchers have wondered about a connection between children getting strep throat and later showing symptoms of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD).
Obsessive-compulsive disorder is a frequently debilitating condition affecting millions of Americans in which those afflicted think repetitive thoughts they don’t want to or perform compulsive, ritualistic behaviors they wish they didn’t have to— ..."
The thinking has been that strep throat bacteria trigger the production of antibodies that end up not only targeting strep, but “mistakenly” acting on an enzyme in the brain, which is involved in making brain chemical messengers. In so doing, the antibodies to the strep throat infection pathologically alter the balance of these chemical messengers.
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Interesting - thanks for the ping.
You’re welcome, GOPJ!
I always thought with you it was just a "Please be kind, rewind" thing.
In order to properly rewind a VHS tape, one must fast forward it to the end, rewind it once, fast forward it to the end a second time, and *then* rewind it. It’s better to buy one of those standalone rewinders, too.
CBT and antidepressents help with judicious use of benzo
I still have mine.
Need it?
:’D
That was just one of those “could have been” OCD jokes.
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