TSA Video Topics

The national Tourette Syndrome Association presents these videos to provide accurate and current information on topics of major concern to the TS community. Our goal is to help medical professionals, clinicians, educators, families and others understand, address, and manage symptoms of Tourette Syndrome.

1. Tourette Syndrome: A Psychiatrist Talks to Parents about Anger -
John T. Walkup, MD
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Viewers please note - several different terms are used interchangeably when describing uncontrollable outbursts of anger, e.g., explosive anger, problems with impulse control, anger episodes, temper tantrums and sometimes even 'rage attacks'--to mention but a few.

Families and physicians have long recognized that there are some children and adults with Tourette Syndrome (TS) who do struggle with this type of behavior. Of interest are the results from published studies that have focused specifically on people with TS. Several characteristics were found to be common among those with such anger outbursts:

1. There seemed to be no really significant provocation for these episodes - minor frustrating situations
   seemed to trigger explosive reactions.
   
   
2. Invariably when the episodes had subsided, the individuals expressed honest remorse.
   
   
3. Those with explosive anger outbursts also were coping with one or two other co-morbid conditions,
   e.g. ADHD.
   

For more information, viewers are encouraged to read: Tourette Syndrome and Repeated Anger Generated
Episodes by Cathy L. Budman, MD & Ruth D. Bruun, MD, publication M357/M357DD, available for purchase/immediate download in TSA's online store.

2. Tourette Syndrome: Sorting Out Complex Symptoms - John T. Walkup, MD
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Dr. John T. Walkup talks about working in the clinic to sort out complex presentations in children with Tourette Syndrome (TS). He discusses co-morbid conditions such as ADHD, OCD, anxiety disorders and other problems which often complicate the cases of youngsters with TS.