TRAUMATIC WAR EXPERIENCES AFFECT OUTCOME IN A CASE OF TOURETTES-SYNDROME

Authors
WITZUM E BARON R DOLBERG OT KOTLER M
Citation
E. Witzum et al., TRAUMATIC WAR EXPERIENCES AFFECT OUTCOME IN A CASE OF TOURETTES-SYNDROME, Psychotherapy and psychosomatics, 65(2), 1996, pp. 106-108
Citations number
8
Categorie Soggetti
Psychiatry,Psychiatry,Psychology
Journal title
Psychotherapy and psychosomatics → ACNP
ISSN journal
00333190
Volume
65
Issue
2
Year of publication
1996
Pages
106 - 108
Database
ISI
SICI code
0033-3190(1996)65:2<106:TWEAOI>2.0.ZU;2-F
Abstract
Background: Stress has been associated with the course of Tourette's s yndrome (TS). Methods: The case report presented aims to emphasize the effect a severe traumatic experience has on the expression of TS. Res ults: Following an intense traumatic experience, combat-related, a rel atively mild case of TS became intractable. Conclusion: The combinatio n of both of these severe, sometimes refractory, disorders is rare, an d poses a therapeutic challenge.