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. 2003 Spring;36(1):109–112. doi: 10.1901/jaba.2003.36-109

Treatment of vocal tics in children with Tourette syndrome: investigating the efficacy of habit reversal.

Douglas W Woods 1, Michael P Twohig 1, Christopher A Flessner 1, Timothy J Roloff 1
PMCID: PMC1284423  PMID: 12723873

Abstract

Habit reversal was used to treat vocal tics in 5 children with Tourette syndrome. Vocal tics were reduced in 4 of the 5 children, the untreated motor tics did not increase, and treatment was acceptable to the children's parents.

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