CBIT (COMPREHENSIVE BEHAVIORAL INTERVENTION FOR TICS - 2 HOUR VIDEO + VIDEO ROLE PLAY - Training
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BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE CONSORTIUM PUBLISHES LANDMARK PAPER
Tested in two parallel multi-site randomized clinical trials, the CBIT procedures combine elements of habit reversal training with psychoeducation and function-based behavioral interventions. The results of the child study were recently published in JAMA (Piacentini J. et. al. Behavior Therapy for Children With Tourette Disorder: A Randomized Controlled Trial. JAMA. 2010; 303(19):1929-1937) and showed that 52.5 percent of the children who received CBIT showed significant symptom improvement compared to 18.5 percent receiving the control treatment. The benefits of CBIT also appeared to endure over time - 87 percent of CBIT responders who were reassessed six months after the end of the 10-week trial continued to show benefit.
DEEP BRAIN STIMULATION
COMMON QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS THAT PATIENTS AND FAMILIES NEED TO KNOW WHEN CONSIDERING
DEEP
BRAIN STIMULATION FOR TOURETTE SYNDROME -
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Tourette Syndrome Association Statement on Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) - last updated 08/2007 - click here to read
TSA’s STATEMENT ON UNSUBSTANTIATED REPORTS OF ALTERNATIVE THERAPIES FOR TOURETTE SYNDROME -
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