Treating Tourette syndrome and tic disorders : a guide for practitioners / / edited by Douglas W. Woods, John C. Piacentini, John T. Walkup ; foreword by Peter Hollenbeck.

• Author: ProQuest (Firm)
• TeilnehmendeR: Woods, Douglas W., 1971-; Piacentini, John.; Walkup, John T.; ProQuest (Firm)
• Year of Publication: 2007
• Language: English
• Physical Description: xvi, 287 p. :; ill.

Table of Contents

Introduction to clinical management of Tourette syndrome / Douglas W. Woods, John C. Piacentini, and John T. Walkup -- Characteristics of Tourette syndrome / John C. Piacentini, Amanda J. Pearlman, and Tara S. Peris -- Assessment of tic disorders / Douglas W. Woods, John C. Piacentini, and Michael B. Himle -- Assessment of co-occuring psychiatric conditions in tic disorders / Lawrence Scahill, Denis G. Sukhodolsky, and Robert A. King -- Genetic and neurobiological bases for Tourette syndrome / Jana Leary, Tyler Reimschisel, and Harvey S. Singer -- Neurocognitive factors in Tourette syndrome / Susanna Chang -- Medical management of Tourette syndrome and co-occurring conditions / Joyce N. Harrison, Benjamin Schneider, and John T. Walkup -- Psychosocial management of tics and intentional repetitive behaviors associated with Tourette syndrome / Alan L. Peterson -- Psychosocial management of comorbid internalizing disorders in persons with Tourette syndrome / Ulrike Buhlmann ... [et al.] -- Disruptive behavior in persons with Tourette syndrome: phenomenology, assessment, and treatment / Denis G. Sukhodolsky and Lawrence Scahill -- Management of familial issues in persons with Tourette syndrome / Golda S. Ginsburg and Julie Newman Kingery -- Management of learning and school difficulties in children with Tourette syndrome / Hayden O. Kepley and Susan Conners -- Management of social and occupational difficulties in persons with Tourette syndrome / Douglas W. Woods, Brook A. Marcks, and Christopher A. Flessner.