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Article: Address comorbidities in Tourette syndrome.(MENTAL HEALTH)
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- Family Practice News
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- June 15, 2009
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COLORADO SPRINGS -- Most children with Tourette syndrome don't need tic suppression medication, according to Dr. Samuel H. Zinner.
"I tend to be a person who veers away from medications. I'm I of 15 physicians on the medical advisory board of the Tourette Syndrome Association, and very few of us think medication is the way to go. All of us recommend it, but we do so with a caveat: Education and anticipatory guidance for the family; the child, teachers, and peers is the critical intervention, and it's often sufficient," said Dr. Zinner, a developmental and behavioral pediatrician at Seattle Children's Hospital.
The psychiatric conditions often comorbid ...