Trial reportBehavior therapy2014
The premonitory urge to tic: measurement, characteristics, and correlates in older adolescents and adults.
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54 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 140 citations in OpenAlex.
- Premonitory urge in tic disorders - a scoping review.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2025Pooled it
- Randomized Controlled Trial of the Effects of High-Dose Ondansetron on Clinical Symptoms and Brain Connectivity in Obsessive-Compulsive and Tic Disorders.The American journal of psychiatry · 2025Trial
- Investigating Habituation to Premonitory Urges in Behavior Therapy for Tic Disorders.Behavior therapy · 2017Trial
- "Just Right" Perceptions and Obsessive-Compulsive Symptoms in Tourette Syndrome and Chronic Tic Disorder: Implications for Tourettic Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder.Journal of the Korean Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry · 2026Article
- Remote delivery of a mindfulness-based intervention for adults with tics: Protocol of a randomized controlled trial.Contemporary clinical trials · 2026Article
- The Role of Digital Tools in Meeting the Needs of Adults With Tourette Syndrome: A Human-Centered Design Approach.JMIR formative research · 2026Article
- Comorbid Obsessive Compulsive Disorder in Tourette's Syndrome: Questioning its Impact.Movement disorders clinical practice · 2026Article
- Network Analysis of Premonitory Urges, Tic Symptoms, Obsessive-Compulsive Symptoms, and Quality of Life in Drug-Naïve Children and Adolescents with Tic Disorder.Child psychiatry and human development · 2025Article
- Auditory gating and its clinical correlates in adults with chronic tic disorder and neurotypical adults.Clinical neurophysiology : official journal of the International Federation of Clinical Neurophysiology · 2024Article
- When the interoceptive and conceptual clash: The case of oppositional phenomenal self-modelling in Tourette syndrome.Cognitive, affective & behavioral neuroscience · 2024Review
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- Exploring the psychometric properties of the premonitory urge for tics scale (PUTS) and its association with psychiatric symptoms in Chinese children with tic disorders.BMC pediatrics · 2024Article
- Premonitory Urge in Patients with Tics and Functional Tic-like Behaviors.Movement disorders clinical practice · 2024Article
- Sensory Phenomenon Assessment Scale: a new tool for assessment of tic-associated sensations.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2024Article
- Working Mechanisms of Exposure and Response Prevention in the Treatment of Tourette Syndrome and Tic Disorders Revisited: No Evidence for within-Session Habituation to Premonitory Urges.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Article
- Premonitory Urge and Tic Severity, Comorbidities, and Quality of Life in Chronic Tic Disorders.Movement disorders clinical practice · 2023Article
- Clinical evaluation of premonitory urges in children and adolescents using the Chinese version of Individualized Premonitory Urge for Tics Scale.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2023Article
- European clinical guidelines for Tourette syndrome and other tic disorders-version 2.0. Part I: assessment.European child & adolescent psychiatry · 2022Review
- Cross-disorder comparison of sensory over-responsivity in chronic tic disorders and obsessive-compulsive disorder.Comprehensive psychiatry · 2022Article
- Urge intolerance predicts tic severity and impairment among adults with Tourette syndrome and chronic tic disorders.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2022Article
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Abstract
In addition to motor and/or vocal tics, many individuals with Tourette syndrome (TS) or chronic tic disorder (CTD) report frequent, uncomfortable sensory phenomena that immediately precede the tics. To date, examination of these premonitory sensations or urges has been limited by inconsistent assessment tools. In this paper, we examine the psychometric properties of a nine-item self-report measure, the Premonitory Urge to Tic Scale (PUTS) and examine the characteristics and correlates of the premonitory urge to tic in a clinical sample of 122 older adolescents and adults with TS or CTD. The PUTS demonstrated adequate internal consistency, temporal stability, and concurrent validity. Premonitory urges were endorsed by the majority of individuals. Most individuals reported some relief from the urges after completing a tic and being able to stop their tics even if only temporarily. Degree of premonitory urges was not significantly correlated with age, and we did not observe any gender differences. Degree of premonitory urges was significantly correlated with estimated IQ and tic severity, but not severity of comorbid obsessive-compulsive disorder or attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder. Also, it was not related to concomitant medication status. These findings represent another step forward in our understanding of the premonitory sensations associated with TS and CTD.
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