Tourette syndrome (TS) is a neuropsychiatric disorder involving multiple motor and phonic
tics. Tics, which usually begin between the ages of 6 and 8, are sudden, rapid, stereotyped …

Symptoms of Tourette's syndrome vary in frequency and intensity. Although such variability
may be the result of deficits in the underlying neurological system, tic expression can also be …

It is well established that Tourette syndrome has a neurobiologic origin. Although
pharmacotherapy is the most commonly prescribed intervention, there is considerable …

Objective Clinical practice currently restricts the use of psychostimulant medications in
children with tics or a family history of tics for fear that tics will develop or worsen as a side …

Over the past 3 years, a global phenomenon has emerged characterized by the sudden
onset and frequently rapid escalation of tics and tic-like movements and phonations. These …

This article describes the development and initial psychometric properties of the Parent Tic
Questionnaire (PTQ)—a new measure assessing the number, frequency, and intensity of …

Children with Tourette's syndrome (TS) are statistically overrepresented in special education
classes; however, the extent to which tics contribute to such placement is unclear. In this …

There is a long history of behavioral approaches to psychopathology. Recent work,
however, has focused instead on cognitive, psychodynamic and integrative approaches …

Gilles de la Tourette syndrome is a complex, idiopathic neuropsychiatric disorder whose
pathophysiological mechanisms have yet to be elucidated. It is phenotypically …

The current article describes the phenomenology and empirically supported treatments for
Tourette's disorder (TD) and presents data on treatment utilization from two separate …