ArticleCurrent developmental disorders reports2021
Course of tic disorders over the lifespan.
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35 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 69 citations in OpenAlex.
- Systematic Literature Review on Public Health Impacts of Persistent Tic Disorders: Education and Employment.Clinical child and family psychology review · 2026Pooled it
- Profiles of Proinflammatory Cytokines and T Cells in Patients With Tourette Syndrome: A Meta-Analysis.Frontiers in immunology · 2022Pooled it
- Perceived Negative Effects of Tic Management Strategies in Adults With Tic Disorders.Behavior modification · 2024Trial
- Tourette syndrome.Nature reviews. Disease primers · 2026Review
- Incidence of pediatric chronic tic disorders and feasibility of using the Massachusetts All-Payer Claims Database, 2012-2016.Equity neuroscience · 2026Article
- From cradle to Tic: early developmental profiles of tourette syndrome and its comorbidities in the MoBa cohort.European child & adolescent psychiatry · 2026Article
- Contextual Triggers and Tic Severity Across Life Periods: A Retrospective Analysis in Adults with Tic Disorders.Child psychiatry and human development · 2026Article
- Experiences of self-identification, diagnosis and support for adults seeking a recognition of tic disorders in the United Kingdom.Primary health care research & development · 2026Article
- Stigma and risk of self-injury and suicidality in adults with Tourette syndrome: findings from a cross-sectional impact survey.BMJ open · 2026Article
- Tics, Tourette's and Related Muscle Pain in Children: A Review.Muscles (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Parent Emotion Socialization Behaviors and Adolescent Psychological Symptoms in Families Impacted by Tourette Syndrome.Research on child and adolescent psychopathology · 2026Article
- The Prevalence of Tic Disorders in Poland: Regional and Sex Differences.Tremor and other hyperkinetic movements (New York, N.Y.) · 2026Article
- TIC-XNet: a structured evidence translation framework for interpretable multimodal pediatric tic event detection with improved temporal alignment and fidelity.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2026Article
- Exploring Empowerment in Online Support Communities for People Living With Tic Disorders and Tourette Syndrome: Qualitative Survey Study of User Experiences.JMIR formative research · 2025Article
- Population-level transitions in observed difficulties through childhood and adolescence.Developmental psychology · 2025Article
- All-Cause Mortality and Suicide Mortality in Patients With Tic Disorder: An Entire Population Longitudinal Study in Taiwan.Suicide & life-threatening behavior · 2025Article
- Efficacy of therapist-supported online remote behavioral therapy for tic disorders: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2025Review
- Therapeutic Approach to Primary Tic Disorders and Associated Psychiatric Comorbidities.Brain sciences · 2024Article
- We've all been wrong about provisional tic disorder.Comprehensive psychiatry · 2024Article
- Factors linked to prognosis in children with provisional tic disorder: a prospective cohort study.European journal of pediatrics · 2024Article
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Abstract
purpose of reviewTo summarize and update information on the course of tic disorders from childhood through later life. RECENT
findingsTics tend to improve substantially over the first year after they appear. However, contrary to widespread opinion, tics usually last longer than one year, though usually at minimal severity. Tics often wane to clinical insignificance over the teen years, possibly resurging occasionally over the lifespan. However, in an important minority of patients, tics remain clinically relevant throughout life. Tics rarely first come to clinical attention later in adulthood, but new reports describe additional such cases. SUMMARY: Recent publications have shown tics to persist past a few months more often than previously thought, though often at minimal severity, and recurrence after an asymptomatic period is common. The safety and efficacy of behavior therapy for tics, together with prospective indicators of early prognosis, make feasible the possibility of bettering the lifetime course of tic disorders with early intervention.
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