Neuropsychiatry -The Benefits of Reductionism
Challenging Phenomenology in Tourette Syndrome and
Obsessive–Compulsive Disorder: The Benefits of Reductionism
Anton Scamvougeras, MBChB, FRCPC
Clinical Associate Professor, Adult Tourette Syndrome Clinic, Neuropsychiatry Unit, Department of Psychiatry, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia.
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Tourette syndrome (TS) and obsessive–compulsive disorder (OCD) share similar neurobiological mechanisms and, by virtue of that, demonstrate intriguingly interrelated clinical features.
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The behaviours, cognitions and affective symptoms seen in these conditions are often complex and difficult to analyze. Distinctions are important because therapeutic direction may depend on them.
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