Tourette Syndrome (Paperback, 2nd Revised edition)

Tourette's Syndrome (TS) is an inherited neuropsychiatric disorder affecting up to 1% of the population. It is characterised by motor and vocal tics, and upsetting anti-social behaviour such as involuntary swearing and obscene gestures.
This second edition of Tourette Syndrome: The Facts explains the causes of the syndrome, how it is diagnosed, and how to cope if you or a relative has been recently diagnosed. It provides information on the treatment and therapies that are available, and advice and on how individuals can manage their symptoms. It clearly explains the different presentations that can affected individuals, covering a spectrum from very mild to more uncommon severe forms of TS, and also discusses disorders that can be mistaken for TS.
This edition contains a new chapters focussing on 'Education, employment and empowerment', and famous and successful people who achieved their goals despite their diagnosis.
Essential reading for Tourette's sufferers, their relatives and friends, Tourette's Syndrome: The Facts will also be of use to clinicians, GPs, schoolteachers, and anyone seeking an accessible introduction to the disorder.

General

Imprint:	Oxford UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	The Facts
Release date:	October 2008
First published:	December 2008
Authors:	Mary Robertson • Andrea Cavanna
Dimensions:	196 x 130 x 11mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	169
Edition:	2nd Revised edition
ISBN-13:	978-0-19-929819-8
Categories:	Books > Medicine > Other branches of medicine > Psychiatry Books > Medicine > Other branches of medicine > Clinical psychology > General Books > Health, Home & Family > Family & health > Popular medicine > General
LSN:	0-19-929819-X
Barcode:	9780199298198

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