Behavioral therapy effective in treating Tourette syndrome

The therapy may help lessen tics in children and teens about as effectively as medication, a study finds. About half of the children involved showed significant improvement. Tourette syndrome — a neurological disorder characterized by involuntary tics such as blinking, head-jerking and loud sounds — can be devastating for children, setting them up for teasing and ostracism, while the drugs used to treat...

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