title: Habit reversal training for children with tourette syndrome: update and review.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Habit reversal training (HRT) is emerging as an efficacious behavioral intervention for Tourette syndrome in children and adults.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  The purpose of this article is to review the recent literature investigating the efficacy of HRT for treating children with chronic tic disorders.
  
  
  METHODS
  This review examines single-subject design studies and randomized, controlled trials of HRT conducted in children with chronic tic disorders since 2000.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Intervention built on HRT appears to be effective for decreasing tic severity in children and adolescents. Results from a recent multisite trial suggest that incorporation of functional analysis may enhance the effectiveness of traditional HRT.
authors.affiliation: Connecticut Children's Medical Center, Inpatient Management Team, Hospital Medicine, Hartford, CT, USA.
authors.forename: Grace C
authors.initials: GC
authors.lastname: Hwang
authors.forename: Caitlin S
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Tillberg
authors.forename: Lawrence
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Scahill
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D015928:Cognitive Behavioral Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D006184:Habits; D006801:Humans; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D012193:Reversal Learning; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D005879:Tourette Syndrome / Q000534:rehabilitation*