Functional Tourette-like symptoms
Psychiatrists are observing an increasing incidence of dissociative disorders with Tourette-like symptoms. The misdiagnosis of Tourette's syndrome not only leads to disease persistence in these patients, but also to incorrect treatment. Read further
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a) Doctors all over the world are wondering: More and more young girls are getting involuntary tics. More and more girls are seeking treatment because they lose control of movements and sounds:
b) "Your mother smells": Stress and anxiety have caused Freja's tics, which she cannot control. Involuntary words and movements have completely changed the life of 18-year-old Freja Uldahl Thomsen:
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c) Wild arm movements, whistling and crazy words: Learn to distinguish tics from Tourettes. Several young girls develop specific tics because they are stressed or under pressure: