Gail A Bernstein, Maroof H Khan, Rebecca L Freese, Cindy Manko, Melissa Silverman, Sana Ahmed, Bahare Farhadian, Meiqian Ma, Margo Thienemann, Tanya K Murphy, Jennifer Frankovich
Objectives: Pediatric acute-onset neuropsychiatric syndrome (PANS) is characterized by sudden onset of obsessive-compulsive disorder and/or eating restriction with associated neuropsychiatric symptoms from at least two of seven categories. The PANS 31-Item Symptom Rating Scale (PANS Rating Scale) was developed to identify and measure the severity of PANS symptoms. The objective of this study was to define the psychometric properties of the PANS Rating Scale. Methods: Children with PANS ( N = 135) and their parents participated...
March 27, 2024: Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology