Predictors of therapeutic treatment outcome in adolescent chronic tic disorders.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Chronic tic disorders may have a major impact on a child's function. A significant effect has been shown for combined habit reversal training (HRT) and exposure response prevention (ERP) treatment delivered in an individual and group setting.

Aims

The present study examines predictors and moderators of treatment outcome after an acute therapeutic intervention.

Method

Fifty-nine children and adolescents were randomised to manualised treatment combining HRT and ERP as individual or group training. Age, gender, baseline tic severity, Premonitory Urge for Tics Scale (PUTS) scores, Beliefs about Tic Scale (BATS) scores, hypersensitivity and comorbid psychiatric symptoms were analysed as predictors of outcome. The same characteristics were examined as moderators

SUBMITTER: Nissen JB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6737514 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature