Kevin J. Black Add Cuenca et al 2015 BMC Psychiatry  about 8 years ago

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Using self-report data, \citet{Stewart_2015_stress} revealed that stress in parents of 74 children with Tourette syndrome was highly correlated with current ADHD symptom burden in the child (\(r=.57\)), significantly but less strongly correlated with the child's OCD symptoms (\(r=.40\)), but—perhaps surprising some readers—_not_ correlated significantly with current tic severity (\(r=.18, p=.13\)). The correlation of parental stress with ADHD and OCD symptom severity was present to a similar degree in 48 control children without tics. These observations reinforce the need for psychiatric expertise for optimal clinical management of TS.  \citet{Cuenca_2015} surveyed 295 parents of children and youth with TS and performed ``in-depth interviews with 42 young people with TS'' identified through Tourettes Action, a non-profit organization in the U.K. Key findings include: Patients tended to view aripiprazole more positively than other treatments. Three quarters of parents wanted access to behavior therapy for their child, but reported substantial trouble finding it. On the other hand, many young people were skeptical that it would help. Importantly, patients identified several treatment outcomes other than tics _per se_ as important to them: reduction of premonitory urges, increasing control over tics, and reducing anxiety.  | **Title** | **Comment** |  |:----------|:------------|  | \citep{26804511} | This small parent questionnaire study provides indirect support for the idea that increasing social support and parental coping skills may improve the quality of life in TS families. |