Tourette’s syndrome is often diagnosed alongside obsessive-compulsive disorder. Barbara Coffey, MD, of Mount Sinai Medical Center and the Icahn School of Medicine talks about how treating OCD effectively can actually have a profound effect on the tic symptoms of Tourette’s.

 

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Do Kids With Tourette’s Usually Have Other Disorders Too?

Anxiety, OCD: Obsessive-Compulsive Disorders, Tourette's and Tic Disorders, Treatment,