Prevalence of Tourette syndrome and chronic tics in the population-based Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children cohort

Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 192-201.e5

  Scharf, Jeremiah M ^a,b   Miller, Laura L ^c   Mathews, Carol A ^d   Ben Shlomo, Yoav ^c  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

ALSPAC; attention deficit hyperactivity disorder; obsessive compulsive disorder; prevalence; Tourette syndrome

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; CHILD; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FEMALE; GENDER; GILLES DE LA TOURETTE SYNDROME; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTHER; OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL CHILD; TIC;

EID: 84855982970     PISSN: 08908567     EISSN: 15275418     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaac.2011.11.004     Document Type: Article

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