Efficacy of Habit Reversal Training in Children With Chronic Tic Disorders: A Within-Subject Analysis.

Efficacy of Habit Reversal Training in Children With Chronic Tic Disorders: A Within-Subject Analysis.
Behav Modif. 2018 Aug 27;:145445518796203
Authors: Viefhaus P, Feldhausen M, Görtz-Dorten A, Volk H, Döpfner M, Woitecki K
Abstract
The aim of this study is to evaluate a cognitive-behavioral treatment for children and adolescents with tic disorder including habit reversal training (HRT) in a sample of children and adolescents ( n = 27). Multiple outcome measures were used to assess the effects of the treatment on tic symptoms. In addition, impairment/subjective burden ratings and the self-efficacy to control tics were assessed. A within-subject design with two phases (8 weeks diagnostic; 16 sessions treatment) was analyzed using multilevel modeling (MLM). During the treatment phase, significant improvements in tic symptoms, impairment, and self-efficacy to control tics were found on most outcome measures. Treatment effects were found on the clinical rating of tic symptoms ( Yale Global Tic Severity Scale [YGTSS]), the self-efficacy to control tics, and the video-observed motor tic frequency by comparing the improvements during treatment with the course of the outcome measures during the preceding diagnostic phase.
PMID: 30146896 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Behavior Modification - August 27, 2018 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Viefhaus P, Feldhausen M, Görtz-Dorten A, Volk H, Döpfner M, Woitecki K Tags: Behav Modif Source Type: research