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Assessment of Tics and Comorbid Obsessive–Compulsive Symptoms

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Tics are commonly associated with obsessive–compulsive symptoms (OCSs). A common challenge is accurately assessing the distinctiveness of these symptom domains. This chapter covers interview, clinician-administered, and self-report methods of assessing each condition, and approaches for distinguishing between the diagnoses. Special attention is given to assessment of a prominent symptom of tics, premonitory urges, which represents an important feature in distinguishing these conditions.

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Kircanski, K., Peris, T.S., Piacentini, J. (2013). Assessment of Tics and Comorbid Obsessive–Compulsive Symptoms. In: McKay, D., Storch, E. (eds) Handbook of Assessing Variants and Complications in Anxiety Disorders. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-6452-5_5

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