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Failure to Establish Control over Tics in the Gilles de la Tourette Syndrome with Behaviour Therapy Techniques

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 January 2018

Patricia L. Sand  and
Coldevin Carlson
Patricia L. Sand
Affiliation:
Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Washington Medical School, Seattle, Washington 98195, U.S.A.
Coldevin Carlson
Affiliation:
Department of Pediatrics and Medicine (Neurology), University of Washington Medical School, Seattle, Washington 98195, U.S.A.
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The Gilles de la Tourette syndrome is a puzzling disorder, usually beginning in childhood. It is characterized by (1) facial and bodily tics progressive in involvement and frequency, (2) grunting and barking noises and, (3) coprolalia (i.e. compulsive obscenities). Although this pattern of behaviour has been described with striking uniformity over the past century (Gilles de la Tourette, 1885; Fernando, 1967; Kelman, 1965; Lucas, 1967; Prabhakaran, 1970), no specific neurological or psychological aetiology has been found.

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Research Article
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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 122 , Issue 571 , June 1973 , pp. 665 - 670
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Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1973 

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