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tourette syndrome treatment therapy

• Administer: Catapres (clonidine), Haldol (haloperidol), or Orap (pimozide)
• Medication is not the first course of treatment. Some of these medications
can cause parkinsonian symptoms (extrapyramidal reactions),
tardive dyskinesia, dry mouth, weight loss, nausea, insomnia, agitation, and photosensitivity.
• Family psychotherapy
• Individual psychotherapy
• Goal is to increase the child’s coping skills for handling stressful situations
and increase the child’s self-esteem.

Your healthcare provider may recommend behavioral therapy or psychotherapy. This includes one-on-one consultation with mental health professionals.

Behavioral therapy includes:

Awareness training

Competitive response training

Cognitive behavioral intervention of convulsions

This treatment can help relieve the following symptoms:

hyperactivity

obsession

anxious

Your therapist can also use the following methods during psychotherapy:

Hypnosis

Relaxation techniques

guided meditation

Deep breathing exercises

You may find group therapy helpful. You will be consulted by others in your age group who have Tourette’s syndrome.

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