May 21, 2010 — Results from a new randomized trial show that children with Tourette's syndrome and chronic tic disorders have greater improvement in tics and tic-related impairment with comprehensive ...

At first glance, tics and body-focused repetitive behaviors (BFRBs) can look remarkably similar. Both involve repeated behaviors that may seem involuntary, often start in childhood or adolescence, and ...

Behavior therapy can help some people with Tourette syndrome stifle their embarrassing and sometimes inappropriate tics, according to a new study of adults with the neurologic condition. Subscribe to ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . In youth with Tourette syndrome and other persistent tic disorders, treatment with behavioral therapy was linked ...

VANCOUVER — Behavioral therapy is emerging as a first-line management of tic disorders, including Tourette syndrome. In the last 5 to 10 years there has been a "paradigm shift" toward using what's ...

Tourette syndrome, a neurological disorder characterized by tics like grimacing, blinking and vocalizations, is normally treated in children and teens with one of several antipsychotic medications.

(KTLA) – Chailyn Thorne, 18, suffers from tics, some of them so severe that she feels paralyzed. The uncontrollable movements and sounds even put the Arkansas teen in a hospital bed. “I couldn’t move, ...

A multisite study has developed an effective, non-medication treatment for children and adolescents with Tourette syndrome and related tic disorders that shows improvement similar to that found in ...