Resources
Evidence for CBIT:
-Sundhar, R. A., Meaden, H., Boer, H., Krishnan, K., & Toft, S. (2026). Systematic Review on the Effectiveness of Comprehensive Behavioural Intervention (CBIT) for Tics in Children and Adolescents. BJPsych Open, 12(S1), S20-S21.
-Barber, K. E., Pitts, B. X., Houghton, D. C., & Woods, D. W. (2026). Behavior therapy for childhood tic disorders. In Clinical and Organizational Applications of Applied Behavior Analysis (pp. 85-96). Academic Press.
- Himle, M. B., Woods, D. W., Piacentini, J. C., & Walkup, J. T. (2006). Brief review of habit reversal training for Tourette syndrome. Journal of Child Neurology, 21(8), 719-725.
- McGuire, J., Piacentini, J., Brennan, E., Lewin, A., Murphy, T., Small, B., & Storch, E. (2014). A meta-analysis of behavior therapy for Tourette Syndrome. Journal of Psychiatric Research, 50, 106-112.
- Piacentini, J., Woods, D., Scahill, L., Wilhelm, S., Peterson, A., Chang, S., ... & Walkup, J. (2010). Behavior therapy for children with Tourette disorder: A randomized controlled trial. Journal of the American Medical Association, 303(19), 1929-1937.
- Wilhelm, S., Deckersbach, T., Coffey, B. J., Bohne, A., Peterson, A. L., & Baer, L. (2003). Habit reversal versus supportive psychotherapy for Tourette's disorder: A randomized controlled trial. American Journal of Psychiatry, 160(6), 1175-1177.
- Woods, D. W., Twohig, M. P., Flessner, C. A., & Roloff, T. J. (2003). Treatment of vocal tics in children with Tourette syndrome: Investigating the efficacy of habit reversal. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 36(1), 109-112.
-Chen, C. W., Wang, H. S., Chang, H. J., & Hsueh, C. W. (2020). Effectiveness of a modified comprehensive behavioral intervention for tics for children and adolescents with tourette's syndrome: A randomized controlled trial. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 76(3), 903-915.
-Kohler, K., Rosen, N., & Piacentini, J. (2025). Description, implementation, and efficacy of the comprehensive behavioral intervention for tics as first-line treatment for tourette and other tic disorders. Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology, 35(3), 126-134.
Websites:
- National Tourette Syndrome Association
- Tic Helper
- Psychology Houston, PC