ArticleBehavior therapy2018
Benchmarking Treatment Response in Tourette's Disorder: A Psychometric Evaluation and Signal Detection Analysis of the Parent Tic Questionnaire.
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- Subtypes of tic disorders in children and adolescents: based on clinical characteristics.BMC pediatrics · 2025Article
- A Study on the psychometric properties of the Chinese version of the Parent Tic Questionnaire.PloS one · 2025Article
- Automated Quantification of Eye Tics Using Computer Vision and Deep Learning Techniques.Movement disorders : official journal of the Movement Disorder Society · 2024Article
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- European clinical guidelines for Tourette syndrome and other tic disorders-version 2.0. Part I: assessment.European child & adolescent psychiatry · 2022Review
- Effectiveness of Behaviour Therapy for Children and Adolescents with Tourette Syndrome and Chronic Tic Disorder in a Naturalistic Setting.Child psychiatry and human development · 2021Article
- Sex and psychiatric comorbidity correlates of the premonitory urge for tic scale in youth with persistent tic disorders.Journal of neural transmission (Vienna, Austria : 1996) · 2020Article
- Assessment and Management of Tic Disorders in Pediatric Primary Care Settings.Current developmental disorders reports · 2019Article
- Premonitory Urge for Tics Scale (PUTS): replication and extension of psychometric properties in youth with chronic tic disorders (CTDs).Journal of neural transmission (Vienna, Austria : 1996) · 2018Article
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Abstract
This study assessed the psychometric properties of a parent-reported tic severity measure, the Parent Tic Questionnaire (PTQ), and used the scale to establish guidelines for delineating clinically significant tic treatment response. Participants were 126 children ages 9 to 17 who participated in a randomized controlled trial of Comprehensive Behavioral Intervention for Tics (CBIT). Tic severity was assessed using the Yale Global Tic Severity Scale (YGTSS), Hopkins Motor/Vocal Tic Scale (HMVTS) and PTQ; positive treatment response was defined by a score of 1 (very much improved) or 2 (much improved) on the Clinical Global Impressions - Improvement (CGI-I) scale. Cronbach's alpha and intraclass correlations (ICC) assessed internal consistency and test-retest reliability, with correlations evaluating validity. Receiver- and Quality-Receiver Operating Characteristic analyses assessed the efficiency of percent and raw-reduction cutoffs associated with positive treatment response. The PTQ demonstrated good internal consistency (α = 0.80 to 0.86), excellent test-retest reliability (ICC = .84 to .89), good convergent validity with the YGTSS and HM/VTS, and good discriminant validity from hyperactive, obsessive-compulsive, and externalizing (i.e., aggression and rule-breaking) symptoms. A 55% reduction and 10-point decrease in PTQ Total score were optimal for defining positive treatment response. Findings help standardize tic assessment and provide clinicians with greater clarity in determining clinically meaningful tic symptom change during treatment.
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