Habit Reversal Training and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Tourette Syndrome: A Pilot Project

Journal of Developmental and Physical Disabilities

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 49-60

  Franklin, Martin E ^a   Best, Stephanie H ^b   Wilson, Michelle A ^a   Loew, Benjamin ^a   Compton, Scott N ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy; ACT; Habit Reversal Training; HRT; Tourette Syndrome

Indexed keywords

EID: 79951508206     PISSN: 1056263X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10882-010-9221-1     Document Type: Article

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