A cluster analysis of tic symptoms in children and adults with Tourette syndrome: Clinical correlates and treatment outcome

Psychiatry Research

Volumn 210, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 1198-1204

  McGuire, Joseph F ^a   Nyirabahizi, Epiphanie ^b   Kircanski, Katharina ^c   Piacentini, John ^d   Peterson, Alan L ^e   Woods, Douglas W ^f   Wilhelm, Sabine ^g   Walkup, John T ^h   Scahill, Lawrence ⁱ  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e University of Texas Health Science Center   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

^g MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^h WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

ⁱ EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic tic disorders; Cluster analysis; Comprehensive behavioral intervention for tics; Habit reversal training; Tic symptom profiles; Treatment outcome

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CHECKLIST; CHILD; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COMPLEX MOTOR TIC; COMPLEX PHONIC TIC; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GILLES DE LA TOURETTE SYNDROME; HUMAN; IMPULSE CONTROL DISORDER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOEDUCATION; SCHOOL CHILD; SIMPLE HEAD MOTOR VOCAL TIC; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SYMPTOM; TIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE; ADOLESCENT; COMPLICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TICS; TOURETTE SYNDROME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CHILD; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TIC DISORDERS; TICS; TOURETTE SYNDROME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84888296567     PISSN: 01651781     EISSN: 18727123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2013.09.021     Document Type: Article

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