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Behavior Therapy for Tourette Syndrome and Persistent Tic Disorder

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Comprehensive behavioral intervention for tics is the psychosocial treatment of choice for individuals with Tourette syndrome or persistent tic disorder. It is a “well-established treatment” according to the American Psychological Association guidelines and has been deemed a first-line intervention by the American Academy of Neurology. In this chapter, we detail the theory and techniques that comprise CBIT including assessment, awareness training, competing response training, and function-based interventions. We conclude the chapter with a case example illustrating the use of these techniques in the clinic.

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  1. Department of Psychology, Bowdoin College, Brunswick, ME, USA

    Hannah E. Reese

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    Aisha Usmani

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Reese, H.E., Usmani, A. (2023). Behavior Therapy for Tourette Syndrome and Persistent Tic Disorder. In: Sprich, S.E., Petersen, T., Wilhelm, S. (eds) The Massachusetts General Hospital Handbook of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. Current Clinical Psychiatry. Humana, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-29368-9_13

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