Tics and Tourette syndrome

Psychiatr Clin North Am. 2014 Sep;37(3):269-86. doi: 10.1016/j.psc.2014.05.001.

Abstract

Tourette syndrome is a childhood onset neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by multiple motor and vocal tics. Although many youth experience attenuation or even remission of tics in adolescence and young adulthood, some individuals experience persistent tics, which can be debilitating or disabling. Most patients also have 1 or more psychiatric comorbid disorders, such as attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder or obsessive-compulsive disorder. Treatment is multimodal, including both pharmacotherapy and cognitive-behavioral treatment, and requires disentanglement of tics and the comorbid symptoms.

Keywords: Comorbidity; Obsessive-compulsive disorder; Tic disorder; Tics; Tourette syndrome; Treatment.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Anxiety Disorders / epidemiology
  • Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity / epidemiology
  • Behavior Therapy
  • Comorbidity
  • Humans
  • Mood Disorders / epidemiology
  • Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder / epidemiology
  • Psychotropic Drugs / therapeutic use
  • Tic Disorders* / diagnosis
  • Tic Disorders* / drug therapy
  • Tic Disorders* / epidemiology
  • Tic Disorders* / genetics
  • Tic Disorders* / therapy
  • Tourette Syndrome* / diagnosis
  • Tourette Syndrome* / drug therapy
  • Tourette Syndrome* / epidemiology
  • Tourette Syndrome* / genetics
  • Tourette Syndrome* / therapy

Substances

  • Psychotropic Drugs