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ArticleBehavior research methods2024

Quantifying tics: Best practices and design considerations for video-based tic coding in research.

Megan DuBois, Kerry Houlihan, Brittany Raab, Alison Pryor, Mia Kellman, Mayella Brinker, Brianna Wellen, Matthew Capriotti, Christine Conelea

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Article in Behavior research methods, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3citing papers in PubMed
1.9field-weighted citation impact, top 16% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 3 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Social context is a cue for tic reduction in clinical settings.European child & adolescent psychiatry · 2026
    Article
  2. The CM-aGPi Network in the Generation of Tics in Tourette Syndrome.Movement disorders : official journal of the Movement Disorder Society · 2025
    Article
  3. Functional Neuroanatomy of Tics: A Brain Network Perspective.The Psychiatric clinics of North America · 2025
    Review
4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Megan DuBoisDepartment of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA.
Kerry HoulihanDepartment of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA.
Brittany RaabDepartment of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA.
Alison PryorDepartment of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA.
Mia KellmanDepartment of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA.
Mayella BrinkerDepartment of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA.
Brianna WellenDepartment of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA.
Matthew CapriottiPsychology Department, San Jose State University, San Jose, CA, 95192, USA.
Christine ConeleaDepartment of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA. cconelea@umn.edu.
University of Minnesota · USSan Jose State University · US

Funding

Comorbidity: Substance Use Disorders and Other Psychiatric ConditionsT32DA037183 · NIDA · UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA · PI Anna Zilverstand · 2014 to 2026
$3.2M
Quantification of Tics in Tourette SyndromeR01NS131314 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA · PI Christine A Conelea · 2023 to 2026
$2.3M
Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation to Augment Behavior Therapy for TicsR61MH123754 · NIMH · UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA · PI CONELEA, CHRISTINE A · 2020 to 2020
$1.2M
NIDA NIH HHS T32 DA037183NIMH NIH HHS R61 MH123754NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS131314
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Tic disorders (TD), including Tourette Syndrome, are characterized by involuntary, repetitive movements and/or vocalizations that can lead to persistent disability and impairment across the lifespan. Existing research demonstrates that video-based behavioral coding (VBBC) methods can be used to reliably quantify tics, enabling a more objective approach to tic measurement above and beyond standardly used TD questionnaires. VBBC is becoming more popular given the ease and ubiquity of obtaining patient videos. However, rigor and reproducibility of this work has been limited by undescribed and unstandardized approaches to using VBBC methods in TD research. The current paper describes "best practices" for VBBC in TD research, which have been tested and refined in our research over the past 15+ years, including considerations for data acquisition, coding implementation, interrater reliability demonstration, and methods reporting. We also address ethical considerations for researchers using this method.

Indexed as

Tic DisordersTicsVideo RecordingHumansReproducibility of ResultsResearch DesignTourette SyndromeBehavioral codingQuantificationTic disorderTicsTourette SyndromeVideo

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PMID38472640
PMCPMC12068554
OpenAlexW4394767910

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