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Case 10: Tic, tic, tic: motor and vocal tics in a boy

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 February 2024

Jeffrey R. Strawn  and
Stephen M. Stahl
Jeffrey R. Strawn
Affiliation:
University of Cincinnati, Ohio
Stephen M. Stahl
Affiliation:
University of California, San Diego
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Summary

Which of the following represents an evidence-based intervention for a child with Tourette syndrome?

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Case Studies: Stahl's Essential Psychopharmacology
Children and Adolescents
 , pp. 155 - 172
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2023

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