anxiety tics

Is Tic A Mental Disorder?

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Is Tic A Mental Disorder? Tic disorders are defined in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) based on type (motor or phonic) and duration of tics (sudden, rapid, nonrhythmic movements). What mental disorder causes tics? Tourette Syndrome (TS) is a condition of the nervous system. TS causes people to have “tics”. Tics

What Are Some Tic Disorders?

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What Are Some Tic Disorders? blinking, wrinkling the nose or grimacing. jerking or banging the head. clicking the fingers. touching other people or things. coughing, grunting or sniffing. repeating a sound or phrase – in a small number of cases, this may be something obscene or offensive. What are the most common tics? blinking, wrinkling