{"id":4091,"date":"2014-12-24T07:30:16","date_gmt":"2014-12-24T12:30:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/njcts.org\/tsparents\/?p=4091"},"modified":"2014-12-24T07:30:16","modified_gmt":"2014-12-24T12:30:16","slug":"cbit-explained-part-3-who-should-take-cbit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/njcts.org\/tsparents\/cbit-explained-part-3-who-should-take-cbit\/","title":{"rendered":"CBIT Explained, Part 3: Who should take CBIT?"},"content":{"rendered":"

In this blog series, Steve Pally, administrator of the TSFC Forum (<\/i>www.tourettesyndrome.ca<\/i><\/a><\/strong>), explains the basics of CBIT, or Comprehensive Behavioral Intervention for Tics.\u00a0See part one\u00a0here<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0and part two\u00a0here<\/a><\/strong>.<\/em><\/i><\/p>\n

CBIT is ideal for individuals who feel they have one or more bothersome tics (not a tic that bothers someone\u00a0else,<\/i>\u00a0but rather a tic that causes the individual discomfort, distress or difficulty).<\/p>\n

CBIT also requires a self-aware individual. Self-awareness in children matures at about the age of 10 (+\/-2 years), at which time they become aware when they tic or are about to tic (the premonitory urge).<\/p>\n

Unfortunately, trained and certified CBIT therapists are limited in number and can be difficult to locate. By contacting\u00a0a local TSFC affiliate<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>(or, if you live in a place such as New Jersey, the NJ Center for Tourette Syndrome<\/strong><\/a>), you may learn if a CBIT therapist is practicing in your area. If there isn\u2019t, let your own doctor or therapist know that CBIT training is available. When more people alert local medical professionals that CBIT therapy is needed, the number of competently trained CBIT therapists will increase.<\/p>\n

References:<\/strong><\/p>\n

1) Cook CR, Blacher J. Evidence-based psychosocial treatments for tic disorders. Clin Psychol: Science and Practice. 2007;14(3):252\u201367<\/p>\n

2)\u00a0http:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/ncbddd\/tourette\/treatments.html#CBIT<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

3) NJCTS Webinar April 23, 2014 Dr. Lawrence W. Brown MD, Pediatric Neuropsychiatry Program, The Children\u2019s Hospital of Philadelphia<\/p>\n

4) Behavior Therapy for Children With Tourette Disorder<\/p>\n

5) Randomized Trial of Behavior Therapy for Adults With Tourette Syndrome<\/p>\n

6)\u00a0Canadian Guidelines for the Evidence Based Treatment of Tourette Syndrome<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0Page 66<\/p>\n

Major input from:<\/strong><\/p>\n

CBIT Training, Dr. Douglas Woods PhD, Professor and Department Head, Department of Psychology, Texas A&M University<\/p>\n

\"IMG_0038-avatar--w\"<\/a>About the blogger: Steve Pally was diagnosed with TS as an adult in his mid-forties.\u00a0He has volunteered with TSFC for nearly three decades and currently co-administers the TSFC information and support Forum at\u00a0<\/i>www.TouretteSyndrome.ca<\/i><\/a><\/strong>.\u00a0His interest in CBIT was sparked when he realized many of the strategies taught in a ten-week period in CBIT\u00a0today\u00a0were familiar to him, but took him decades on his own to discover them, as have many other adults with TS. That\u2019s why he is eager to acquaint as many people as he can with CBIT so they can take advantage of recent developments for tic management.<\/i><\/p>\n

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