Exposure with response prevention versus habit reversal in Tourettes’s syndrome: a controlled study

The intentional nature of tics provides the opportunity to apply behavioural interventions aimed at tic reduction through interruption of stimulus-response sequences. The aim of this study has been to evaluate the effect of exposure and response prevention (ER) versus habit reversal (HR) in 43 Toure...

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Published in:Behaviour research and therapy 2004-05, Vol.42 (5), p.501-511
Main Authors: Verdellen, Cara W.J, Keijsers, Ger P.J, Cath, Danielle C, Hoogduin, Cees A.L
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Behavior disorders
Behavior Therapy - methods
Behavior therapy. Cognitive therapy
Behaviour therapy
Biological and medical sciences
Child
Clinical trials
Exposure
Female
Habit reversal
Habits
Humans
Intervention
Male
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Severity of Illness Index
Tics
Tourette Syndrome - therapy
Tourette’s syndrome
Treatment Outcome
Treatments
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Summary:The intentional nature of tics provides the opportunity to apply behavioural interventions aimed at tic reduction through interruption of stimulus-response sequences. The aim of this study has been to evaluate the effect of exposure and response prevention (ER) versus habit reversal (HR) in 43 Tourette’s syndrome (TS) patients. The three outcome measures were: the Yale Global Tic Severity Scale (YGTSS), 15-min tic frequency registrations monitored at the institute and 15-min home tic frequency registrations. Both treatment conditions resulted in statistically significant improvements on all outcome measures ( p
ISSN:0005-7967
1873-622X
DOI:10.1016/S0005-7967(03)00154-2