Interpretation to the European clinical guidelines of psychological interventions for Tourette syndrome and other tic disorders in 2021 / 中华实用儿科临床杂志

Tic disorders are one of the common neurodevelopmental disorders in children, which are mainly managed by pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatment.Psychological interventions belong to the non-pharmacological treatment, which, however, have not yet been fully recognized and understood in China.The analyses on clinical effectiveness and availability to pediatric patients are limited.This study aims to interpret the clinical guidelines of psychological interventions for Tourette syndrome and other tic disorders by European Society for the Study of Tourette syndrome in the journal of European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry in 2021, aiming to provide reference for the psychological interventions of tic disorders in China.

Effect of habit reversal training on the quality of life of patients with senile pruritus / 中国实用护理杂志

Objective To explore the effect of habit reversal training (HRT) on the quality of life of patients with senile pruritus (SP) Methods A total of 60 patients with SP were selected from the dermatology department of the Affiliated Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine.Using random number table method,the patients were divided into two groups,namely 30 patients in each group.Two groups of patients were treated with antihistamines and anticnesmatic.On this basis,the control group given health guide by holding group health lecture,once a week,about 60min each time,for eight consecutive times.The experimental group adopted the HRT on the basis of the control group,1 times per week in the first 4 weeks,and once every 2 weeks in the 5th to 12th week,and 30-60 min each time.Before the intervention and 4 weeks,8 weeks and 12 weeks after intervention,the Negative Emotion Scale and the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index(PSQI) were respectively used to evaluate the negative emotion and the sleep quality.Before the intervention and 12 weeks after intervention,the Structured Pruritus Symptom(SPS) and Dermatology Life Quality Index(DLQI) were respectively used to evaluate the pruritus symptom and the life quality of the patients with SP.Results The scores of Negative Emotion Scale and PSQI in the experimental group at the fourth,eighth and 12th weekends after intervention were lower than those in the control group at the same time,and the difference was statistically significant (the negative emotion:t=0.131,-6.072,-6.884;PSQI:t=-3.972,-5.173,-8.246,P ＜ 0.01).And the scores of two scales in the two groups were statistically significant in the inter-group effect,time effect and interaction effect.(The score of the Negative Emotion Scale:Ftime=96.635,Finter-group=10.329,Finteraction=5.371;the total score of PSQI:Ftime=5.371,Finter-group=368.063,Finteraction=19.910,P ＜ 0.05).Meanwhile,the total score of the SPS and the DLQI in the experimental group were lower than the control group after 12 weeks of intervention (Z =-3.267,t =8.283,P ＜ 0.01).Among them,there was no statistically significant difference in daily living items of DLQI (t =1.873,P＞0.05).Also,after intervention,the total score of the Negative Emotion Scale,PSQI and each item of PSQI in the experimental group at each time point were lower than previous point (P ＜ 0.05).The total score of the SPS,DLQI and each item of DLQI in the experimental group were lower than pre-intervention (Z =-4.610,t=15.850,P ＜ 0.01).Conclusions HRT could effectively relieve itching symptoms of patients with SP,improve the negative emotion and the sleep quality.It is worthy of further clinical promotion,thus effectively improve the quality of life of the patients with SP.

Advancement of habit reversal therapy for children with tic disorders / 国际儿科学杂志

Tic disorders are common diseases in children,and may negatively impact the quality of life of those ones affected.There is no cure therapy for tics;treatment aims to diminish tic severity and frequency.Behavioral treatment is recommended as first line offer to patients in most cases.It is recognized that behavioral techniques,especially habit reversal training(HRT),can offer an effective alternative or complement to pharmacotherapy in this setting.HRT is the best-studied and most widely-used technique and there is sufficient experimental evidence to suggest that it can significantly reduce tic severity in both adults and children with Tourette syndrome and other tics.It consists of three primary components:awareness training,competing response training and social support.

Intervenção analítico-comportamental em tricotilomania / Behavioral intervention on with trichotillomania

O presente estudo objetivou analisar funcionalmente o comportamento-problema de puxar os fios de cabelo de uma pessoa diagnosticada com tricotilomania, por meio do procedimento de reversão do hábito. A participante era uma jovem solteira de 21 anos, estudante universitária e encontrava-se em tratamento médico e farmacológico desde os 12 anos de idade. Para demonstrar o controle experimental dos procedimentos, foi utilizado o delineamento de Reversão Replicação no formato ABAB, seguido por follow-up. O programa de intervenção foi efetivo na redução do comportamento de arrancar os fios de cabelos, que se manteve no follow-up.

The aim of this study wasaimed to analyze functionally the problem behavior of the selfpulling of thestrands of hair in of an individualperson diagnosed with trichotillomania, usingthrough habit reversal procedure. The participant was a young maiden of 21year olds unmarried woman; a college student who had been receivingwas in medical and drugpharmacological treatment since the age of 12. To demonstrate the experimental control of the procedures, were used to design Reversal-Replication design was employed, using the ABAB format, followed by with follow-up. The intervention program was effective in reducing the behavior of pulling out the strands of hairs, and this that remained the case in the follow-up.

Cognitive Behavior Therapy in Trichotillomania

Trichotillomania is a neuropsychiatric disorder characterized by repetitive pulling out of one's hair. We present a trichotillomania case study illustrating the effectiveness of habit reversal training, which has recently been found, in western countries, to be a very effective cognitive behavioral treatment. The refractory patient in our study had previously received 1 year of drug treatment and psychiatric consultation for the disorder. We administered 10 habit reversal training sessions, which was followed by an obvious improvement in the patient's trichotillomania symptoms. Our observations indicate that habit reversal training might be effective in the treatment of trichotillomania.