Entrega remota de una intervención basada en mindfulness para adultos con tics: Protocolo de un ensayo controlado

Hannah E Reese1, W Alan Brown2, Yaerin H Wallenberger1

  • 1Department of Psychology, Bowdoin College, Brunswick, ME, USA.

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Resumen

Una nueva intervención de mindfulness por teleterapia muestra resultados prometedores para reducir los tics en adultos con síndrome de Tourette (ST). Este estudio comparó la intervención basada en mindfulness para los tics (MBIT) con la atención estándar, ofreciendo una nueva esperanza para el tratamiento eficaz del ST.

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