Implementation of the Mini-Child Tourette Syndrome Impairment Scale: Relationships to Symptom Severity and Treatment Decisions.

ABSTRACT: Functional impairment is an important factor in Tic Disorder treatment decisions. We evaluated the mini Child Tourette Syndrome Impairment Scale (mini-CTIM) for correlation with symptom severity and association with interventions. A total of 61 randomly selected tic encounters were retrospectively analyzed for mini-CTIM correlation with symptom severity scores and compared between patients who received treatment and those who did not. Regression models identified factors associated with treatment decisions. Mini-CTIM-tic scores correlated with tic severity and mini-CTIM-non-tic scores correlated with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) severity. Tic treatment was associated with higher child, but not parent, mini-CTIM-tic scores. Regression models identified that comorbidity tr

SUBMITTER: Garris JF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7855018 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature