Picture this: you have finally been officially diagnosed with a mental health condition after struggling with symptoms for so long. You have worked through the…
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Category: Tic Disorders
Increase in Tic Disorders during the COVID-19 Pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic and quarantine was a massive paradigm shift in how many people carried about their day to day lives. As with any large…
Relations Between Tic Disorders and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorders
Unwanted urges and obsessions are burdensome because it likely interferes with daily life. These undesirable thoughts are associated with a lot of anxiety and distress…
Depression and Tourette’s Syndrome
Depression is one of the most common mood disorders in the United States that affects all ages. There are several different kinds of depressive disorders…
Tic Disorder in Media
There are three main types of tic disorder which are Tourette’s syndrome (TS), persistent (chronic) motor or vocal tic disorder, and provisional tic disorder. TS…
Fine Motor Control and Tic Disorder
It is difficult enough for parents to receive phone calls from teachers that their child is “disruptive” or “disobedient” in class, but some parents may…
What is a Tic Disorder?
Envision yourself at the airport, about to catch your flight. Your father is getting scanned at security, when all of a sudden you start shouting…