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| Diagnostic criteria for Tourettes Syndrome |
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| Written by CherrieAngel | |
| 16 October 2008 | |
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Diagnostic Criteria; • both multiple motor tics and one or more vocal tics must be present at the same time, although not necessarily concurrently; • the tics must occur many times a day (usually in bouts) nearly every day or intermittently over more than 1 year, during which time there must not have been a tic-free period of more than 3 consecutive months; • the age at onset must be less than 18 years;
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the disturbance must not be due to the direct physiological
effects of a substance (e.g. stimulants) or a general medical
condition (e.g. Huntington's disease or postviral encephalitis).
Edit
New changes have been made in the DSM and they are as follows:
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Tourette’s
Disorder and all of the Tic Disorders no longer require that
symptoms cause distress or impair functioning.
References
Diagnostic
and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders , 4th-ed (DSM-IV-TR).
Washington DC: American Psychiatric Association 2000; 111-114.
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