Treatment of vocal tics in children with Tourette syndrome: investigating the efficacy of habit reversal.
Habit reversal was used to treat vocal tics in 5 children with Tourette syndrome. Vocal tics were reduced in 4 of the 5 children, the untreated motor tics did not increase, and treatment was acceptable to the children's parents.
Woods
Douglas W
DW
Department of Psychology, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, 53201, USA. dwoods@uwm.edu
Twohig
Michael P
MP
Flessner
Christopher A
CA
Roloff
Timothy J
TJ
D000293:Adolescent; D001364:Awareness; D001521:Behavior Therapy; D002648:Child; D006184:Habits; D006801:Humans; D008607:Intellectual Disability / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care / Q000523:psychology; D012193:Reversal Learning; D012944:Social Support; D020323:Tics / Q000235:genetics / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D005879:Tourette Syndrome / Q000235:genetics / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D016896:Treatment Outcome