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Presented by Gregory Chasson, Ph.D.

Tics, such as those associated with Tourette's Syndrome, are seemingly involuntary movements or vocalizations that contribute to significant physical injury to self or others, occupational or educational impairment, and clinically significant distress (e.g., embarrassment and shame) to self or others. Tics can be difficult to distinguish from other repetitive behavior, such as compulsions in obsessive-compulsive disorder and stereotypy in autism spectrum disorder, but there are some subtle distinctions in the phenomenology of tics that help with its identification. Despite the common belief that tics are involuntary and best treated through medication or other medical approaches, research supports behavior therapy--specifically Comprehensive Behavioral Intervention for Tics--as an effective, short-term, and palatable treatment approach.

This webcast is designed to help you:

1. Develop increased awareness about the nature of tics and diagnosis;
2. Identify ways of differentiating tics from similar clinical phenomena;
3. Learn about behavior therapy for tics, including its delivery and underlying theory.