Kevin J. Black improved summary for PubMed PMID 25988365  over 8 years ago

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| Mindfulness-based stress reduction for Tourette Syndrome and Chronic Tic Disorder: A pilot study \citep{25149879} | One of the first studies of mindfulness in TS. |  | 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 This report digs deeper into 2 previously reported, pivotal, randomized controlled studies of behavior therapy for tics (CBIT) that together enrolled over 200  children and adults with tics), adults. Looking at specific tics across all subjects,  the previously reported significant superior  treatment benefit from CBIT compared to a control therapy  could be attributed to differential improvement in only a few types of tics, including throat clearing and complex tics. However, tics that actually  bothered people, most of which involved an a premonitory  urge, were more likely to respond preferentially to CBIT than to the control therapy. About This result is not unexpected, since CBIT focuses first on bothersome tics, and preferably those preceded by a premonitory urge. This report also extends previous information about premonitory phenomena; about  40-60% of patients with any specifickind 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