Premonitory Urge and Tic Severity, Comorbidities, and Quality of Life in Chronic Tic Disorders.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Tics are intimately associated with premonitory urges (PU) but knowledge about urges is still limited, with small sample sizes often limiting the generalizability of findings.

Objectives

This study addressed the following open questions: (1) is tic severity associated with urge severity, (2) how common is relief, (3) which comorbidities are associated with urges, (4) are urges, tics, and comorbidities associated with lower quality of life, and (5) can complex and simple, motor and vocal tics be differentiated based on PU?

Methods

N = 291 patients who reported a confirmed diagnosis of chronic primary tic disorder (age = 18-65, 24% female) filled out an online survey assessing demographic data, comorbid conditions, location, quality and intensity of PU, as we

SUBMITTER: Brandt V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10272904 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature