Tourette's

Tourette

What is Tourette, and how can it be treated?

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What is tourettes

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This article started by discussing when the Tics onset starts and when it is at its peak. their onset in childhood typically around the age of 6 or 7, with tics at their worst between the ages 8 and 12 years old" (Whittington, 2016). this article mainly focused on youth and children and how Tics impact their lives. it also mentioned TS is often with another disorder. " TS is frequently comorbid with other psychiatric conditions including ADHD, anxiety, OCD, autism" (Whittington, 2016).

abbreviation and definitions

TS-Tourette Syndrom " Tourette syndrome is characterized by the presence of combined or singular motor and phonic Tics" (Whittington, 2016)

summary of article 1

The first article I looked at focused on effective treatments for Tourettes. "Both medication and cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) have shown effective treatments" (Oconnor et al., 2009). It talked about the different medications that have been used to help tics. It also mentioned the goal of CBT and what type of CBT has been used in the past.

sources

Martinelli, Katherine., 2024, The Best Treatment for Tic and Tourettes, child's Mind Institute, https://childmind.org/article/The Best Treatment for Tics and Tourettes/ Whittington, C., Pennant, M., Kendell, T., Glazebrook, C., Trayer, P., Groom, M., Hedderly, T., Heyman, I., Jackson, G., Jackson, S., Murphy, T., Rickards, H., Robertson, M., Stern, J., Hollis, C., 2016. Practitioner review: Treatments for Tourette syndrome in children and young people—a systematic review, Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied disciplines, 2016 57 (9, 988-1004), https://doi.org/10.1111/jcpp.12556 OConner, P. K., Laverdure, A., Taillon, A., Stip, E., Borgeat, F., Lavoie, M., 2009, Cognitive-behavioral management of Tourette's syndrome and chronic Tic disorder in medicated and unmedicated samples, behavior research and therapy, 47 (12, 1090-1095), doi: 10.1016/}.brat.2009.07.021

treatment one

CBT with habit reversal training. First, the therapist will train the client to be more aware of their ticks and the feelings they get when they are about to happen (Martinelli,2024). the next step is helping the client come up with a compelling responce or behavior that prevents the tic from happening (Martinelli,2024)

Statistics

Tourette syndrome affects 1-2% of children and young adults (Whittington, 2016). The onset of it is ages 6 or 7 (Whittington, 2016). The symptoms are at their worst at ages 8 and 12 (Whittington, 2016).