The Roles of Lifetime Enacted Stigma in Tic Symptoms among Young Adults with Tourette Syndrome.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Although rarely framed as enacted stigma, adults with Tourette syndrome (ATS) have long suffered from discrimination associated with their tic symptoms. Given the high stress levels of enacted stigma that ATS experience, it is expected that their tic symptoms are profoundly impacted. However, the evidence linking enacted stigma to ATS's tic symptoms remains limited.

Methods

This study used a secondary data-analysis approach to reanalyze the data from the follow-up phase of a multi-centered, randomized controlled trial in which a behavioral intervention was tested for its efficacy in managing tic symptoms. This study first conducted psychometric testing on a list of 16 enacted stigma events across five life stages and identified the underlying factor structure. The

SUBMITTER: Shiu C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10715356 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature