Understanding Tic Disorders: A Round Table on Diagnosis, Treatment, and Research

Опубликовано: 16 Октябрь 2024
на канале: Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health

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In this round table, Dr. Seonaid Anderson is joined by Dr. Charlotte Hall, Dr. Tammy Hedderly, Joe Kilgariff, and Lisa Rudge for a discussion on Tics and Tic Disorders, such as Tourette Syndrome.

This episode is part of The Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health’s series on Tourette Syndrome and Tic Disorders. The series explores the evidence-based research on Tourette Syndrome, and other Tic Disorders, as well as the education, treatments, and research in this area.

This round table was also released as an ‘In Conversation’ podcast episode. https://www.acamh.org/podcasts/tic-di...

Key learning objectives

To increase a general understanding of what Tics are.
To explore the impact of labelling and the language used and the surrounding discourse.
To gain insight into some current research projects, including the INTEND project and the ORBIT-UK study.

About the roundtable

In this round table, Dr. Seonaid Anderson is joined by Dr. Charlotte Hall, Dr. Tammy Hedderly, Joe Kilgariff, and Lisa Rudge for a discussion on Tics and Tic Disorders, such as Tourette Syndrome. There will be discussion around the prevalence of Tics and Tic Disorders and the speakers will explore to what extent are Tics and Tic Disorders a misunderstood condition.

You will hear about diagnosis as a gateway to getting support and the difficulty of receiving a diagnosis before hearing about the two main strands of treatment – the medication strand and the Behavioural Therapy strand – and the challenges of accessing treatment.

By the end of this roundtable, you will have learnt about the importance of collaboration between patient community, the associations and health professionals and how to get more patients involved in research. Highlighting the impact of the lack of NICE guidelines on equity of services, the speakers will also share the importance and need for NICE guidelines on Tic Disorders to improve diagnosis, treatment, and management.