Tics, ADHD and Psychiatric Comorbidity

J Millichap

doi:10.15844/pedneurbriefs-16-6-13

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Tics, ADHD and Psychiatric Comorbidity

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J Gordon Millichap

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, US

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Keywords: Preschool to Adolescence, ADHD Symptoms, Social Phobia

How to Cite: Millichap, J.G., 2002. Tics, ADHD and Psychiatric Comorbidity. Pediatric Neurology Briefs, 16(6), pp.48–48. DOI: http://doi.org/10.15844/pedneurbriefs-16-6-13

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Published on 01 Jun 2002

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The prevalence of teacher-rated tic behaviors in 3006 school children, from preschool to adolescence, was determined in a study of comorbid psychiatric symptoms at State University of New York, Stony Brook, NY. The prevalence of tic behaviors varied with age: preschoolers (22.3%), elementary school children (7.8%), and adolescents (3,4%). Males were affected more than females, regardless of ADHD symptoms. Prevalence of tics was highest in the ADHD groups, but OCD and social phobia were more common in children with tics. [1]

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Gadow, KD, Nolan, EE, Sprafkin, J and Schwartz, J (2002). Tics and psychiatric comorbidity in children and adolescents. Dev Med Child Neurol May 200244(5): 330–8, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-8749.2002.tb00820.x [PubMed]

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[CIT0001] Gadow, KD, Nolan, EE, Sprafkin, J and Schwartz, J (2002). Tics and psychiatric comorbidity in children and adolescents. Dev Med Child Neurol May 200244(5): 330–8, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-8749.2002.tb00820.x [PubMed]