Do premature children develope ocd when they are older?

Question

My friend had a premature child who is now 14 and she might have ocd was this caused over being premature? please reply as soon as possible. xoxoxox

Answer 1

I don't know of any studies that show a correlation between ocd and prematurity.

Answer 2

Researchers have yet to pinpoint the exact cause of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), but brain abnormalities, genetic (family) influences, and environmental factors are being studied. Brain scans of people with OCD have shown that they have different patterns of brain activity than those without OCD and that abnormal functioning of circuitry within a certain part of the brain (striatum) may cause the disorder. Abnormalities in other parts of the brain and an imbalance of brain chemicals, especially serotonin, may also contribute to OCD.

Answer 3

I don't know if premature babies are more likely to develop Obsessive Compulsive Disorder in later life, but I did read the other day that pregnancy has been thought to trigger some cases of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder and/or Obsessive Compulsive Personality Disorder (that is in the mother, not the baby).

Answer 4

I doubt the two are directly connected. OCD is behavioural. It is a way of coping with things you find difficult. A way of making things more familiar.

Please make sure the child has some therapy to overcome this. you may have to pay for it, but surely it's worth it. Perhaps the doctor will know what type of therapy is best. I'd guess Cognative Behavioural Therapy.

Answer 5

Try going some Googling.
There aren't any studies that are related to OCD and prematurity - but thats not to say that they aren't linked.
There is no known reason, as yet, for OCD.

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Answer 6

OCD refer to 2 term in medicine:Obsessive compulsive disorder and Osteonecrosis. which one do you mean, will you please mention it.
if you mean the first one i should tell you that the pathogenesis of Obsessive compulsive disorder is somehow complex . as studies showed there is a higher incidence of OCD among first degree relatives of patients with OCD than in the general population. Functional imaging studies over the past several years have implicated prefrontal cortex, cingulate gyrus, and basal ganglia (especially caudate nucleus) dysfunction in the pathogenesis of this disorder. As an example, treatment studies using PET scans have shown that patients with OCD who improved during pharmacological or cognitive-behavioral treatment had reductions in cerebral metabolism or blood flow in specific regions of the brain, including the right caudate nucleus; the degree of reduction correlated with the degree of response to therapy. Serotonin is also believed to play a primary role in OCD.
if you want to find out some reasons in childhood and infancy these are only documents that i know:
A pediatric subgroup of patients has been identified that developed OCD characterized by prepubertal acute onset after group A beta-hemolytic streptococcal pharyngitis . It has been postulated that the basal ganglia is involved in this process, a hypothesis that is supported by neuropsychological and neuroimaging evidence of basal ganglia dysfunction in both OCD and Sydenham's chorea, and by demonstrations of similar antineuronal antibodies in both disorders.

Answer 7

i don't know of any link i was three months prem myself and have disabilities as a result does the girl have any other conditions some of my friends who were also prem have had mental heath problems but i don't think they were directly linked to their level of prematurity rather societies reaction to their disabilities. your friend should consult a doctor for advice as ocd can be very life dominating. your friend should talk to her daughter as there may be some underlaying issue yhat is upsetting her . hope this helps good luck

Answer 8

i'm not a doctor, but i'm going to say "no" to that. i was almost 3 month early and i'm not OCD, my sister was almost 2 months early and she's not OCD either; whereas i have a friend who was born on time and he's definitely OCD. i'd say that's just the luck of the draw.

Answer 9

I hope not my granddaughter was born premature at under 2lbs in weight, she is now 10 and seems to be doing well

Answer 10

no, ocd is not caused by prematurity!