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## Treatment  Traditionally, the therapeutic interventions chosen to treat a particular individual have varied depending on a variety of factors including tic severity, treatment history, age and degree of impairment related to the tics. For mild tics in young children, clinicians generally provide reassurance. Medication is provided for many patients especially if they have comorbidities or have bothersome tics. Although psychotherapeutic interventions can be useful, finding a trained clinician can be difficult. DBS treatment is reserved for patients who have tics that are causing a significant impairment in functioning and have not been successfully treated with other therapeutic interventions.  \citet*{Jankovic_2015} provided an overview of tic treatments. ### Psychotherapy