Table 1.
Summary of patient information
Patient A | Patient B | |
Age (yr) | 10 | 14 |
Ethnicity | Asian-American | African-American |
Academic history | 4th grade | 9th grade |
Gifted and talented | Dysgraphia, low-intellectual functioning, and disorder of written expression | |
Psychological history | Tourette syndrome | Tourette syndrome, ADHD, specific phobia, anxiety, insomnia, and stuttering |
Tic interference | Minimal | Significant |
Type (number) of tics | Motor (5) | Motor (6) and vocal (4) |
Treatment teams | Psychologist, psychology postdoctoral fellow, and psychology intern | Psychologist and two psychology postdoctoral fellows |
Length of treatment | 4 d, 8 treatment sessions | 4 d, 3 treatment sessions |
ADHD: Attention deficit hyperactive disorder.