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TREATMENT OF VOCAL TICS IN CHILDREN WITH TOURETTE SYNDROME: INVESTIGATING THE EFFICACY OF HABIT REVERSAL
Author(s) -
Woods Douglas W.,
Twohig Michael P.,
Flessner Christopher A.,
Roloff Timothy J.
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
journal of applied behavior analysis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.1
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1938-3703
pISSN - 0021-8855
DOI - 10.1901/jaba.2003.36-109
Subject(s) - tics , tourette syndrome , psychology , habit , tourette's syndrome , audiology , developmental psychology , psychiatry , medicine , psychotherapist
Habit reversal was used to treat vocal tics in 5 children with Tourette syndrome. Vocal tics were reduced in 4 of the 5 children, the untreated motor tics did not increase, and treatment was acceptable to the children's parents.