New findings from University of Nijmegen, Department of Clinical Psychology in the area of clinical psychology described
2007 OCT 15 -- Fresh data on clinical psychology are presented in the report 'Tic suppression in the treatment of Tourette's syndrome with exposure therapy: the rebound phenomenon reconsidered.' "Exposure and response prevention (ER), a behavioral treatment program consisting of exposure to premonitory sensory experiences during prolonged tic suppression, was shown to be a promising new treatment for tics in Tourette's syndrome (TS). In this study, the commonly reported paradoxical increase in tic frequency following voluntary tic suppression, i.e., rebound phenomenon, was examined," scientists writing in the journal Movement Disorders report. "Tic frequency was rated in 20 TS patients during 15-minute videotaped conversations taken both before and following 10 ER sessions. In addition, tic frequency was obtained at home by family members of the patients during 15-minute daily tic frequency registrations. Ratings following ER sessions were compared with ratings obtained before the sessions," wrote C.W. Verdellen and colleagues, University of Nijmegen, Department of Clinical Psychology. The researchers concluded: "Neither the ratings at the institute nor the ratings at home supported a rebound effect following ER tic suppression." Verdellen and colleagues published their study in Movement Disorders (Tic suppression in the treatment of Tourette's syndrome with exposure therapy: the rebound phenomenon reconsidered. Movement Disorders, 2007;22(11):1601-6). Additional information can be obtained by contacting C.W. Verdellen, Radboud University Nijmegen, Dept. of Clinical Psychology, Nijmegen, Netherlands. The publisher of the journal Movement Disorders can be contacted at: Wiley-Liss, Division John Wiley & Sons Inc., 111 River St., Hoboken, NJ 07030, USA. Keywords: Netherlands, Nijmegen, Central Nervous System Disease, Clinical Psychology, Movement Disorder, Tourette Syndrome. This article was prepared by Pain & Central Nervous System Week editors from staff and other reports. Copyright 2007, Pain & Central Nervous System Week via NewsRx.com.
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