Tic disorder

Tic disorder
Examples of tics
SpecialtyNeurology, psychiatry

Tic disorders are defined in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) based on type (motor or phonic) and duration of tics (sudden, rapid, nonrhythmic movements).[1] Tic disorders are defined similarly by the World Health Organization (ICD-10 codes).[2]

  1. ^ "DSM-IV-TR: Tourette's Disorder". Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (4th text revision (DSM-IV-TR) ed.). American Psychiatric Association. 2000. ISBN 0-89042-025-4.
  2. ^ Swain JE, Scahill L, Lombroso PJ, King RA, Leckman JF (August 2007). "Tourette syndrome and tic disorders: a decade of progress". Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. 46 (8): 947–968. doi:10.1097/chi.0b013e318068fbcc. PMID 17667475.

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