Abstract Purpose There is a widespread recognition that biomedical explanations offer benefits to those diagnosed with mental disorder. Recent research points out such may nevertheless have stigmatizing effects. In this study, ‘mixed blessing’ [2] account of investigated in case philosophical interest: Tourette Syndrome. Method We conducted vignette survey 221 participants which we first assess...

must give Freud the benefit of the doubt-and extend this seemingly temporary charitable act indefinitely" (p. 112). One may well ask whether such charity is to be considered the hallmark of any good reading, or, if not, why it is only Freud to whom it is due, as often appears to be the case. In conclusion, anyone interested in the history of psychoanalysis and the cultural location of psychoana...

The purpose of this mini-review is to provide the latest information on epidemiology, pathophysiology, diagnosis, and treatment of Tourette syndrome (TS). The authors conducted a literature search of available sources describing the issue of tic disorders with special focus on TS and made a comparison and evaluation of relevant findings. The results of this mini-review indicate that TS is a com...

BACKGROUND Tourette Syndrome (TS) is a neurodevelopmental disorder of childhood. Learning disabilities are frequently comorbid with TS. Using the largest sample of TS patients ever reported, we sought to identify differences between subjects with TS only and subjects with TS and a comorbid learning disability. METHODS We used the Tourette Syndrome International Consortium database (TIC) to co...

This study examined performance on a battery of neuropsychological tests in a sample of 28 patients with Tourette’s syndrome (TS). Test scores were converted to age-corrected T-scores to control for the effect of age on test performance. The frequency of abnormal test performances was variable, but more frequent on motor and sensory tasks. Symptom severity as measured by the Tourette Syndrome G...

Tourette syndrome (TS) is a neuropsychiatric condition associated with substantial distress and functional impairment. Pharmacotherapy has traditionally been considered the first-line intervention for this condition, but there is strong evidence that behavior therapy is a comparably effective treatment option. Here we review empirically supported behavior therapy protocols for treating TS and t...

We present selected highlights from research that appeared during 2015 on Tourette syndrome and other tic disorders. Topics include phenomenology, comorbidities, developmental course, genetics, animal models, neuroimaging, electrophysiology, pharmacology, and treatment. We briefly summarize articles whose results we believe may lead to new treatments, additional research or modifications in cur...

INTRODUCTION Tourette syndrome (TS) is thought to be associated with striatal dysfunction. Changes within frontostriatal pathways in TS could lead to changes in abilities reliant on the frontal cortex. Such abilities include executive functions and aspects of social reasoning. METHODS This study aimed to investigate executive functioning and Theory of Mind (ToM; the ability to reason about me...

About 200 journal articles reported research on Tourette syndrome and other tic disorders in 2014. Here we briefly summarize a few of the reports that seemed most important or interesting, ranging from animal models to human studies. Readers can comment on our choices or provide their own favorites using the tools on the online article.