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Question Date: 23/06/2023

Question: Which of the following nonpharmacologic approaches has been demonstrated to be beneficial for the management of tic disorders?

Options:

• Art therapy
• Gestalt therapy
• Habit reversal training
• Hypnotherapy

Correct Answer: Habit reversal training

Explaination: Habit Reversal Training is one form of cognitive-behavioral treatment that has been demonstrated to be beneficial for tics and is not associated with the potential side effects of pharmacologic management. It involves teaching patients to manage tics as they occur by developing both awareness of premonitory urges and a competing response that hinders the occurrence of the tic

Reference: Martino D, Mink JW. Tic disorders. Continuum (Minneap Minn). 2013 Oct;19(5 Movement Disorders):1287-311. doi: 10.1212/01.CON.0000436157.31662.af. PMID: 24092291.