Behavior therapy for children with Tourette disorder: a randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Context

Tourette disorder is a chronic and typically impairing childhood-onset neurologic condition. Antipsychotic medications, the first-line treatments for moderate to severe tics, are often associated with adverse effects. Behavioral interventions, although promising, have not been evaluated in large-scale controlled trials.

Objective

To determine the efficacy of a comprehensive behavioral intervention for reducing tic severity in children and adolescents.

Design, setting, and participants

Randomized, observer-blind, controlled trial of 126 children recruited from December 2004 through May 2007 and aged 9 through 17 years, with impairing Tourette or chronic tic disorder as a primary diagnosis, randomly assigned to 8 sessions during 10 weeks of behavior therapy (n =

SUBMITTER: Piacentini J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2993317 | biostudies-literature | 2010 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature