Behavior therapy for tourette syndrome: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Current Treatment Options in Neurology

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 385-395

  Wile, Daryl J ^a   Pringsheim, Tamara M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Behavior therapy; CBIT; Comprehensive Behavioral Intervention for Tics; Habit reversal; Supportive psychotherapy; Tics; Tourette syndrome

Indexed keywords

ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS; COMPREHENSIVE BEHAVIORAL INTERVENTION FOR TICS; DISEASE SEVERITY; EXPOSURE WITH RESPONSE PREVENTION; GILLES DE LA TOURETTE SYNDROME; HABIT REVERSAL THERAPY; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; MOTIVATION; OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RATING SCALE; REINFORCEMENT; RELAXATION TRAINING; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TELETHERAPY; TIC; VIDEOCONFERENCING; YALE GLOBAL TIC SEVERITY SCALE;

EID: 84882249975     PISSN: 10928480     EISSN: 15343138     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11940-013-0238-5     Document Type: Review

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