Published in European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
ObjectivesTo give an overview concerning the behavioral treatment approaches for Chronic Tic Disorder (CTD) and Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and to provide some suggestions for the behavioral treatment of children and adolescents with a combination of both disorders.ResultsPharmacotherapy plays an important role in the treatment ...
Published in Kind & Adolescent Praktijk
Ticstoornissen, waaronder het syndroom van Gilles de la Tourette (GTS), worden vaak pas laat als zodanig herkend. Het komt nog regelmatig voor dat kinderen met tics pas na een lange zoektocht in het behandelcircuit terechtkomen bij een neuroloog of kinderpsychiater. De behandeling bestaat doorgaans uit farmacotherapie: clonidine of antipsychotica. ...
Published in Journal of applied behavior analysis
Previous research has shown habit reversal training (HRT) to be effective in reducing tics. In some studies, tics have been reduced by implementing only a few components of HRT. The current study investigated the first step, awareness training, for treating tics in a young boy with Asperger syndrome, Tourette syndrome, and attention deficit hyperac...
Published in Indian journal of dermatology
The objective of this paper is to introduce and emphasize the importance of psychological interventions for those with dermatological conditions. In keeping with the current literature, the author envisages a two-tier approach in the provision of such psychological interventions. Firstly, most patients with dermatology conditions may not require ps...
Published in Journal of oral rehabilitation
The aim of this review was to investigate the effectiveness of counselling and other self-management-based therapies on muscle and temporomandibular joint (TMJ) pain relief and increasing the functional abilities of patients with temporomandibular disorders (TMD). A systematic literature review was conducted by three independent reviewers and inclu...
Cognitive-behavioral treatment in an adolescent with trichotillomania. This case study describes the implementation of a cognitive-behavioral therapy in a 14 years old teenager who has suffered from Trichotillomania since she was 10 years old. The treatment aimed to reduce the anxiety caused by her image, express the tension and anger in an adaptiv...
Published in Journal of applied behavior analysis
This study evaluated the effectiveness of awareness training for the reduction of three nervous habits that manifest during public speaking: filled pauses, tongue clicks, and inappropriate use of the word "like." Four university students delivered short speeches during baseline and assessment sessions. Awareness training resulted in meaningful redu...
Published in Behavioural and cognitive psychotherapy
A combined treatment including metacognitive and habit reversal techniques is remarkably effective in patients with TTM.
Published in Bulletin of the Menninger Clinic
Trichotillomania (TTM) is a poorly understood condition that causes significant impairment, but effective behavioral management strategies exist. The phenomenology of TTM is complex and requires an individualized treatment approach, and there are some important facets of TTM that have only recently been recognized. Specifically, contemporary resear...
Published in Journal of applied behavior analysis
Recent research suggests that a modified habit reversal procedure, including awareness training alone or combined with competing response training, is effective in decreasing speech disfluencies for college students. However, these procedures are potentially lengthy, sometimes require additional booster sessions, and could result in covariation of ...
