THE EFFECTIVENESS OF HABIT REVERSAL TECHNIQUES TRAINING ON REDUCTION INTENSITY, FREQUENCY, COMPLEXITY AND INTERFERENCE OF TOURETTE SYNDROME AND MOTOR TICS

Tic disorders are a group of conditions with onset in the developmental period.
The disorders produce impairments of functioning. The goal of this study was to investigate the
effectiveness of habit reversal techniques training (HRT) on reduction of intensity, frequency,
complexity and interference of tourette syndrome and motor tics.
Materials & Methods: This study was conducted on three boys, with tourette syndrome (1 boy) and
motor tic (2 boys) who were selected by available sampling from Psychiatric Clinic Bozorgmehr in
Tabriz city. Each of the participants received habit reversal techniques training. Patients participated in
8 treatment sessions of HRT for 4 weeks. The resent study was performed in framework of empirical
plan case study using single base line plan. Yale Global Tic Severity Scale (YGTSS, 1989) was used to
evaluate participants.
Results: The results of the present study showed that the effectiveness of habit reversal technique
training reduced the intensity, frequency, complexity and interference of tourette syndrome and motor
tics. Follow-up for one month after the end of treatment showed the persistence of these results.
Conclusion: Accordingly, children with tic disorders and their families can learn behavioral techniques
to reduce and improve the collection of the tic disorders substantially. Habit reversal training technique
is effective in treatment of tic disorders