Behavior therapy for tics in children: Acute and long-term effects on psychiatric and psychosocial functioning

Journal of Child Neurology

Volumn 26, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 858-865

  Woods, Douglas W ^a   Piacentini, John C ^b   Scahill, Lawrence ^c   Peterson, Alan L ^d   Wilhelm, Sabine ^e   Chang, Susanna ^b   Deckersbach, Thilo ^e   McGuire, Joseph ^c   Specht, Matt ^f   Conelea, Christine A ^a   Rozenman, Michelle ^b   Dzuria, James ^c   Liu, Haibei ^c   Levi Pearl, Sue ^g   Walkup, John T ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

^e MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^f DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY   (United States)

^g Tourette Syndrome Association   (United States)

Author keywords

behavior therapy; secondary outcomes; tics; Tourette disorder

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIOR; FAMILY STRESS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GILLES DE LA TOURETTE SYNDROME; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOEDUCATION; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; THERAPY EFFECT; TIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ADOLESCENT; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; TIC DISORDERS; TIME; TOURETTE SYNDROME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79959767452     PISSN: 08830738     EISSN: 17088283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0883073810397046     Document Type: Article

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