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| Neurofeedback and its possible relevance for the treatment of Tourette syndrome \citep{25616186} | Review. |  | [TicHelper.com](http://www.tichelper.com/) ([London congress presentation](http://eventmobi.com/api/events/7343/documents/download/5191fb9c-8b5d-4fdf-afb4-b08f488b1b18.pdf/as/Development%20and%20Initial%20Feasibility%20Testing%20of%20TicHelper%20-%20A%20Self-Administered%20Interactive%20Program%20for%20Teaching%20Comprehensive%20Behavioral%20Intervention%20for%20Tics..pdf)) | A commercial adaptation of CBIT to the Internet. Potentially an important treatment option, especially for the many TS patients who do not live near a behavior therapist. Efficacy testing is ongoing (see [ClinicalTrials.gov](https://www.clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT02413216)). |  | Which tics predict treatment response to CBIT? \citep{25988365} | In this large study (N>200 children and adults with tics), the previously reported significant treatment benefit from CBIT could be attributed to differential improvement in only a few types of tics, including throat clearing and complex tics. However, tics that bothered people, most of which involved an urge, were more likely to respond preferentially to CBIT than to the control therapy. About 40-60% of patients with any specific kind of tic reported a premonitory urge for that tic. |  | "Living with Tics" \citep{25500348} | This report describes a random allocation, waitlist control study of a cognitive-behavioral treatment focused on tic-related impairment and quality of life (as opposed to focusing on tic severity and frequency _per se_). The active intervention included up to 10 weekly sessions. Those in the active treatment group had better self-rated quality of life and reduced (blinded) clinician-rated impairment of social, family or school/work function. |  ### Medication