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. 2013 Jun 3;28(1):7–12.

Table III .

Difference in tic severity before and after habit reversal therapy and control treatment in the randomized controlled trials.

Study Treatment group YGTSS
Pre-treatment Post-treatment % change
Wilhelm et al. 2003 Habit reversal 30.5 19.8 −35.1
Supportive psychotherapy 26.6 26.9 1.1
Verdellen et al. 2004 Habit reversal 24.1 19.7 −18.3
Exposure with response prevention 26.2 17.6 −32.8
Deckersbach et al. 2006 Habit reversal 29.3 18.3 −37.5
Supportive psychotherapy 27.7 26.8 −3.2
Piacentini et al. 2010 Habit reversal 24.7 17.1 −30.8
Supportive psychotherapy 24.6 21.1 −14.2
Wilhelm et al. 2012 Habit reversal 24.0 17.8 −25.8
Supportive psychotherapy 21.8 19.3 −11.5

Abbreviations: YGTSS=Yale Global Tic Severity Scale.