TY - JOUR
T1 - Habit reversal versus supportive psychotherapy for tourette's disorder
T2 - A randomized controlled trial
AU - Wilhelm, Sabine
AU - Deckersbach, Thilo
AU - Coffey, Barbara J.
AU - Bohne, Antje
AU - Peterson, Alan L.
AU - Baer, Lee
PY - 2003/6
Y1 - 2003/6
N2 - Objective: The authors investigated the efficacy of habit reversal for Tourette's disorder, which is characterized by multiple motor and vocal tics. Method: Thirty-two patients with Tourette's disorder were randomly assigned to 14 sessions of either habit reversal or supportive psychotherapy. Habit reversal consisted of awareness training, self-monitoring, relaxation training, competing response training, and contingency management. Changes in severity of Tourette's disorder and psychosocial impairment were investigated over the course of the 14-session treatment for the 29 patients who completed at least eight treatment sessions. Results: In contrast to the 13 patients in the supportive psychotherapy group, the 16 patients in the habit reversal group improved significantly. The habit reversal patients remained significantly improved over pretreatment at 10-month follow-up. Conclusions: Habit reversal may be an effective behavioral treatment for Tourette's disorder.
AB - Objective: The authors investigated the efficacy of habit reversal for Tourette's disorder, which is characterized by multiple motor and vocal tics. Method: Thirty-two patients with Tourette's disorder were randomly assigned to 14 sessions of either habit reversal or supportive psychotherapy. Habit reversal consisted of awareness training, self-monitoring, relaxation training, competing response training, and contingency management. Changes in severity of Tourette's disorder and psychosocial impairment were investigated over the course of the 14-session treatment for the 29 patients who completed at least eight treatment sessions. Results: In contrast to the 13 patients in the supportive psychotherapy group, the 16 patients in the habit reversal group improved significantly. The habit reversal patients remained significantly improved over pretreatment at 10-month follow-up. Conclusions: Habit reversal may be an effective behavioral treatment for Tourette's disorder.
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U2 - 10.1176/appi.ajp.160.6.1175
DO - 10.1176/appi.ajp.160.6.1175
M3 - Article
C2 - 12777279
AN - SCOPUS:0038488249
SN - 0002-953X
VL - 160
SP - 1175
EP - 1177
JO - American Journal of Psychiatry
JF - American Journal of Psychiatry
IS - 6
ER -