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Tourette's Syndrome Treatments Literature Review

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Literature Review on Treatments for Tourettes Syndrome By: C.B. Rodgers - October 2001 -- for more information on using this paper  properly! Introduction Tourettes Syndrome should be understood as a childhood onset behavior disorder that is most often typified by involuntary motor and vocal tics and, in many cases, hyperactivity  and decreased attention, obsessive compulsive behavior, rapid mood swings, and twitches. The DSM-IV (2001) defines the diagnostic criteria of Tourettes syndrome by explaining that there are: * "Both multiple  motor and one or more vocal tics have been present at some time during the illness, although not necessarily concurrently. (A tic is a sudden, rapid, recurrent, nonrhythmic, stereotyped motor  movement or vocalization.) * The tics occur many times a day (usually in bouts) nearly every day or intermittently throughout a period of more than 1 year, and during  this period there was never a tic-free period of more than 3 consecutive months. * The disturbance causes marked distress or significant impairment in social, occupational, or other important  areas of functioning. * The onset is before age 18 years. * The disturbance is not due to the direct physiological effects of a substance (e.g., stimulants) or  a general medical condition (e.g., Huntingtons disease or postviral encephalitis)" (Internet source). Tourettes syndrome is generally thought to be the most complex of a series of disorders. A student who  is researching the literature related to the literature should understand the many ways in which the syndrome may manifest itself. In terms of treatment, it is important to understand,  according to Kiessling (2001), that care for the child with Tourettes must be based on "only treat that which interferes with life. It is really important to sort out whether