Grounded in a comprehensive model of Tourette syndrome (TS) and related disorders, this state-of-the-art volume provides a multidisciplinary framework for assessment and treatment. Leading authorities present the latest knowledge on the neurobehavioral underpinnings of TS, its clinical presentation, and how to distinguish it from frequently encountered co-occurring disorders, such as obsessive-compulsive disorder and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. Strategies for managing symptoms and providing effective support to children and families are thoroughly detailed, with an emphasis on integrating medication and psychosocial therapies. Several chapters also address clinical work with adults with TS. User friendly and practical, the book includes three reproducible assessment tools.

277 pgs plus Index

"The coverage of topics is impressive and will appeal to both researchers and practitioners. The section on managing secondary problems—including family issues, problems with learning and social behavior, and occupational/vocational difficulties—is especially noteworthy. These are areas that are too often neglected when treating individuals with Tourette syndrome (TS), and that have been inadequately covered in other publications. Anyone involved in the assessment and treatment of individuals with TS must have this book."

-T. Steuart Watson, PhD, Department of Educational Psychology, Miami University

"This wonderful book by masterful clinicians who are also expert researchers belongs on the shelf of everyone who works with children with tic disorders. Blending clinical wisdom with the best available evidence, the book will be a consultant on your desktop: an invaluable reference and an incomparable guide to getting patients in difficult situations unstuck. Highly recommended."

-John S. March, MD, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Duke University Medical Center

"Since the 1970's, Tourette syndrome (TS) increasingly has been freed from moral, mystical, characterological, and psychopathological perspectives on evaluation and treatment; the prevailing perspective is now neurological and behavioral. The result of this epistemological change has been a quantum leap in all areas of empirically derived understanding of TS, especially in the area of treatment. There is no cure for TS, but for those who seek to manage symptoms effectively and to come as close to a cure as is humanly possible, I recommend setting aside abundant study time to spend with this excellent book."

-Patrick C. Friman, PhD, Director, Girls and Boys Town Outpatient Behavioral Pediatrics; and Department of Pediatrics, University of Nebraska School of Medicine

"Woods et al., who are themselves leaders in the field, have brought together many of the most accomplished clinicians and researchers working today in chronic tic disorders. Out of these efforts has come a truly integrated model of tic psychopathology and treatment. This book is an essential guide for clinicians and researchers in fields from clinical and school psychology and psychiatry to neurology, and will provide a springboard for similar work on other neurobehavioral disorders that have yet to benefit from such a comprehensive approach."

-Martin Franklin, PhD, Department of Psychiatry, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine