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Behavior Therapy for Tic Disorders: An Evidenced-based Review and New Directions for Treatment Research
Joseph F McGuire1, Emily J Ricketts1, John Piacentini1
1Semel Institute of Neuroscience and Human Behavior, University of California Los Angeles.
Abstract:
Behavior therapy is an evidenced-based intervention with moderate-to-large treatment effects in reducing tic symptom severity among individuals with Persistent Tic Disorders (PTDs) and Tourette's Disorder (TD). This review describes the behavioral treatment model for tics, delineates components of evidence-based behavior therapy for tics, and reviews the empirical support among randomized controlled trials for individuals with PTDs or TD. Additionally, this review discusses several challenges confronting the behavioral management of tics, highlights emerging solutions for these challenges, and outlines new directions for treatment research.
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