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ArticleMovement disorders clinical practice2025

Combined Habit Reversal Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Treatment of Tics in Tourette Syndrome: A Pilot Study of Effectiveness and Response Duration.

Jennifer Eisenhauer, Alison Buckland, Stuart Watson, Rick Stell

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Jennifer EisenhauerPerron Institute for Neurological and Translational Sciences, UWA Medical School, University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0008-6740-2932
Alison BucklandPerron Institute for Neurological and Translational Sciences, UWA Medical School, University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, Australia.
Stuart WatsonWatson Research and Statistics Consulting, Perth, Western Australia, Australia.
Rick StellPerron Institute for Neurological and Translational Sciences, UWA Medical School, University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, Australia.

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backgroundFew studies have examined the effectiveness and duration of mindfulness-based therapies for tics in Tourette's syndrome. This study combined habit reversal therapy (HRT) with acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT).

objectivesTo evaluate the efficacy and response duration of HRT + ACT in reducing tic severity in adults with Tourette's Syndrome.

methodsTic severity was assessed at baseline, post-intervention, and at 6- and 12-month follow-ups using the Yale Global Tic Severity Scale (YGTSS) and video assessments. The intervention included eight weekly 1-h sessions.

resultsMixed-effects regression showed significant reductions in tic severity post-treatment (b = -10.36, P = 0.002), maintained at 6 months (b = -8.19, P = 0.012) and 12 months (b = -8.82, P = 0.009). Video assessments confirmed these findings.

conclusionThe HRT + ACT protocol effectively reduced tic severity, with benefits lasting 12 months. These results support further trials to compare HRT + ACT with HRT alone.

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Acceptance and Commitment TherapyBehavior TherapyHabitsTicsTourette SyndromeAdolescentAdultFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedPilot ProjectsSeverity of Illness IndexTreatment OutcomeYoung Adultacceptance and commitment therapybehavioral therapyhabit reversal therapyticsTourette's syndrome

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