Tourette's Syndrome The Facts

by Robertson, Mary M.; Baron-Cohen, Simon

• ISBN13: 9780198523987
• ISBN10: 019852398X
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1998-04-23
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

Gilles de la Tourette Syndrome (or Tourette's Syndrome), is an inherited neuropsychiatric disorder affecting about 5 people in every 10,000. It is characterized by motor and vocal tics, and upsetting anti-social behavior such as involuntary swearing and obscene gestures. This book, written by a psychologist and a psychiatrist who have been researching Tourette's Syndrome for many years, explains the causes of the syndrome, how it is diagnosed, and the ways in which it can be treated. Essential reading for Tourette's sufferers, their relatives and friends, Tourette's Syndrome: The Facts will also be of use to clinicians, family physicians, schoolteachers, and anyone seeking an accessible introduction to the disorder.

Table of Contents

1. Introducing three cases	1	(18)
2. Questions and answers about Tourette syndrome	19	(24)
3. How the diagnosis is made	43	(14)
4. Coping with the news	57	(13)
5. Education and Tourette syndrome: what can be done?	70	(10)
Appendix 1. An introductory card	80	(1)
Appendix 2. Bibliography	81	(18)
Appendix 3. List of Tourette syndrome associations and international contacts	99	(8)
Index	107