Randomized Trial of Behavior Therapy for Adults With Tourette Syndrome
Wilhelm S, Peterson AL, Piacentini J, Woods DW, Deckersbach T, Sukhodolsky DG, Chang S, Liu H, Dziura J, Walkup JT, Scahill L. Randomized Trial of Behavior Therapy for Adults With Tourette Syndrome. JAMA Psychiatry 2012, 69: 795-803. PMID: 22868933, PMCID: PMC3772729, DOI: 10.1001/archgenpsychiatry.2011.1528.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsClinical Global Impressions-Improvement scaleYale Global Tic Severity ScaleComprehensive Behavioral InterventionTic Severity ScaleTourette syndromeBehavior therapySeverity ScaleBehavioral interventionsOutpatient research clinicTotal tic scoreLeast moderate severityChronic tic disorderGreater mean decreaseMonthly booster sessionsAdult patientsSupportive treatmentModerate severityTic scoreTic disordersPositive respondersResearch clinicBooster sessionsMean decreasePosttreatment evaluationPatients