Acupuncture for treating tic disorders in children

Treating obsessive-compulsive and tic disorders.

Pollakiuria in children with tic disorders.

BACKGROUND To describe the rarely reported characteristics of pollakiuria in children with tic disorders (TD). METHODS During a period of one year, all patients visiting our Tourette Syndrome (TS) Clinic with TD were studied for presentation of pollakiuria. RESULTS We found that nine (1.9%) out of 467 children with TD had pollakiuria: 407 boys and 60 girls, with a mean age of 8.7 years. Of ...

Chronic tic disorders in children with ADHD.

OBJECTIVE To examine in a community-based cohort: (1) the prevalence of chronic tic disorder (CTD) in children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) compared with non-ADHD controls at ages 7 and 10; and (2) the additional psychiatric and functional burden of CTD in children with ADHD. METHODS Children aged 6-8 years with ADHD (n=179) and controls (n=212) were recruited through ...

The prevalence of tic disorders for children in China

BACKGROUND Tic disorders (TD) are common neuropsychiatric disorders among children and adolescents. Still, there is great uncertainty regarding their epidemiology in China. We aim to depict the prevalence of TD for children in China and explore the influence of sex, age, geographic distribution, and diagnostic criteria on the prevalence rates. METHODS We searched PubMed, EMBASE, four Chinese ...

Parenting Interventions for Children with Tic Disorders: Professionals’ Perspectives

Tic disorders can have an emotional and social impact on children and families, which can in turn have a reciprocal impact on tics. Research into parenting interventions within this population is limited. Twenty-five professionals' views on the acceptability, effectiveness, feasibility and utility of parenting interventions were explored using Q-methodology. Three highly correlated factors emer...