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. 2004 Fall;37(3):417–420. doi: 10.1901/jaba.2004.37-417

Creating tic suppression: comparing the effects of verbal instruction to differential reinforcement.

Douglas W Woods 1, Michael B Himle 1
PMCID: PMC1284518  PMID: 15529900

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to compare two methods designed to produce tic reduction in 4 children with Tourette's syndrome. Specifically, a verbal instruction not to engage in tics was compared to a verbal instruction plus differential reinforcement of zero-rate behavior (DRO). Results showed that the DRO-enhanced procedure yielded greater reductions in tic frequency.

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