Development and Open Trial of a Psychosocial Intervention for Young Children with Chronic Tics: The CBIT-JR Study

Authors

Shannon M. Bennett, Weill Cornell Medical College
Matthew R. Capriotti, University of California, San Francisco
Christopher C. Bauer, Marquette UniversityFollow
Susanna W. Chang, UCLA Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human BehaviorFollow
Alex E. Keller, Boston University
John T. Walkup, Lurie Children's HospitalFollow
Douglas W. Woods, Marquette UniversityFollow
John Piacentini, University of California - Los AngelesFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

7-2020

Publisher

Elsevier

Source Publication

Behavior Therapy

Source ISSN

0005-7894

Abstract

The Comprehensive Behavioral Intervention for Tic Disorders (CBIT) has demonstrated efficacy in large randomized controlled trials for children (≥9 yrs), adolescents and adults with Tourette Syndrome and Chronic Tic Disorders. Given the early age of onset for tic disorders, a large portion of affected individuals with chronic tic disorders are less than 9 years of age and appropriate developmental adaptations of behavioral treatment have not yet been tested. The goal of this study was to adapt and evaluate the acceptability and utility of a family-based adaptation of CBIT for children under 9 years of age. Children 5–8 years of age (N = 15) with chronic tics were recruited from three study sites. CBIT was adapted for use with young children and included habit reversal strategies introduced in a developmentally appropriate game format and function-based interventions to reduce family accommodation of and attention to tic symptoms.

Comments

Accepted version. Behavior Therapy, Vol. 51, No. 4 (July 2020): 659-669. DOI. © 2020 Elsevier. Used with permission.

Recommended Citation

Bennett, Shannon M.; Capriotti, Matthew R.; Bauer, Christopher C.; Chang, Susanna W.; Keller, Alex E.; Walkup, John T.; Woods, Douglas W.; and Piacentini, John, "Development and Open Trial of a Psychosocial Intervention for Young Children with Chronic Tics: The CBIT-JR Study" (2020). Psychology Faculty Research and Publications. 510.
https://epublications.marquette.edu/psych_fac/510