Brief Family Therapy for Childhood Tic Syndrome
- 1 June 1978
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Wiley in Family Process
- Vol. 17 (2) , 217-223
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1545-5300.1978.00217.x
Abstract
This paper reports the success of brief analytically oriented outpatient family therapy exclusively in treating an eight-year old girl presenting with a short history of multiple tics involving facial, thoracic, and upper limb musculature, with associated hoarse coughing and grunting. Diagnostic features are reviewed. No medicines were used, and the patient remained asymptomatic nine months after ceasing family therapy. Tentative indications for family therapy for tiqueurs are proposed.Keywords
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