{"title":"Integrating behavioral interventions for Tourette's syndrome: Current status and prospective.","authors":"Xiao-Man Chen, Shuo Zhang, Michael Xu","doi":"10.5498/wjp.v15.i3.99045","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>In the evolving landscape of Tourette's syndrome (TS) treatment, behavioral therapies have emerged as essential to address the comorbid psychological issues, as well as motor and vocal tics. This editorial comments on the study by Wang <i>et al</i>, which showed that cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) combined with habit reversal training significantly improved anxiety and tic severity in children with TS. We highlight the current status and future perspectives of behavioral interventions such as CBT, and comprehensive behavioral intervention for tics, demonstrating their efficacy in alleviating TS symptoms and improving patients' quality of life. Recognizing the multifaceted nature of TS, our discussion integrates empirical evidence from various studies to provide a comprehensive perspective on the role of behavioral therapy in the management of this complex condition. This editorial concludes by emphasizing the need for innovative strategies that may address the limitations of existing treatments and advocates a multidisciplinary approach that combines behavioral, pharmacological, and neurobiological interventions to improve outcomes for patients with TS.</p>","PeriodicalId":23896,"journal":{"name":"World Journal of Psychiatry","volume":"15 3","pages":"99045"},"PeriodicalIF":3.9000,"publicationDate":"2025-03-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11886317/pdf/","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"World Journal of Psychiatry","FirstCategoryId":"3","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.5498/wjp.v15.i3.99045","RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q1","JCRName":"PSYCHIATRY","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
In the evolving landscape of Tourette's syndrome (TS) treatment, behavioral therapies have emerged as essential to address the comorbid psychological issues, as well as motor and vocal tics. This editorial comments on the study by Wang et al, which showed that cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) combined with habit reversal training significantly improved anxiety and tic severity in children with TS. We highlight the current status and future perspectives of behavioral interventions such as CBT, and comprehensive behavioral intervention for tics, demonstrating their efficacy in alleviating TS symptoms and improving patients' quality of life. Recognizing the multifaceted nature of TS, our discussion integrates empirical evidence from various studies to provide a comprehensive perspective on the role of behavioral therapy in the management of this complex condition. This editorial concludes by emphasizing the need for innovative strategies that may address the limitations of existing treatments and advocates a multidisciplinary approach that combines behavioral, pharmacological, and neurobiological interventions to improve outcomes for patients with TS.
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The World Journal of Psychiatry (WJP) is a high-quality, peer reviewed, open-access journal. The primary task of WJP is to rapidly publish high-quality original articles, reviews, editorials, and case reports in the field of psychiatry. In order to promote productive academic communication, the peer review process for the WJP is transparent; to this end, all published manuscripts are accompanied by the anonymized reviewers’ comments as well as the authors’ responses. The primary aims of the WJP are to improve diagnostic, therapeutic and preventive modalities and the skills of clinicians and to guide clinical practice in psychiatry.