Contemporary approaches to the treatment of tics in Tourette syndrome

Tic disorders are relatively common disorders of childhood. The tics range from mild to severe and show a fluctuating course over time. Moreover, in most cases, the tics tend to decline in number and frequency by early adulthood. Given this range of severity and natural history, tics may not require...

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Main Authors: Lawrence Scahill, Robert A King, James F Leckman, Neison Harris
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Psiquiatria (ABP) 2000-12-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Psychiatry
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-44462000000400010&tlng=en