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Group comprehensive behavioral intervention for tics contribution to broader cognitive and emotion regulation in children

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There is increasing evidence for the effectiveness of behavioral techniques in managing tics in youth with Tourette syndrome and tics disorders (TDs). One such intervention is Comprehensive Behavioral Intervention for Tics (CBIT), which focuses on reducing tic severity by training control and regulation. In view of the regulation deficits characteristic to TDs, in the current study, we aimed to explore the contribution of CBIT beyond tic control, to a wider expression of regulation abilities—cognitive inhibition and emotion regulation. A total of 55 participants with TDs, aged 8–15, who were randomly assigned to group-CBIT or group-Educational Intervention for Tics, were compared on cognitive inhibition tests and use of emotion-regulation strategies, pre- and post-intervention. Whereas on none of the scales a significant interaction effect was found reflecting superiority of CBIT over EIT, repeated measures ANOVA revealed a significant time effect, with post hoc analyses indicating that cognitive inhibition and cognitive reappraisal significantly increased following CBIT intervention only. Within the group-CBIT, the increase in cognitive reappraisal was associated with higher intellectual ability. These findings may lead to a broader understanding of CBIT contribution to more than tic control, but rather to better cognitive and emotional regulation abilities.

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  1. Department of Psychology, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Mount Scopus, 9190501, Jerusalem, Israel

    Noa Gur & Tammy Pilowsky Peleg

  2. The Neuropsychological Unit, Schneider Children’s Medical Center of Israel, Petach Tikva, Israel

    Noa Gur & Tammy Pilowsky Peleg

  3. The Tourette Syndrome Association in Israel (TSAI), Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel

    Sharon Zimmerman-Brenner

  4. School of Psychology, Reichman University IDC, Herzliya, Israel

    Sharon Zimmerman-Brenner

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    Aviva Fattal-Valevski & Michael Rotstein

  6. Pediatric Movement Disorders Clinic, Dana-Dwek Children’s Hospital, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel

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Gur, N., Zimmerman-Brenner, S., Fattal-Valevski, A. et al. Group comprehensive behavioral intervention for tics contribution to broader cognitive and emotion regulation in children. Eur Child Adolesc Psychiatry (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00787-022-02018-2

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Keywords

  • Tic disorders
  • Tourette syndrome
  • Children
  • Comprehensive behavioral intervention for tics
  • Emotion regulation
  • Inhibition