Tic Frequency Decreases during Short-term Psychosocial Stress – An Experimental Study on Children with Tic Disorders
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15524232 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Judith Buse (0000-0001-5950-3209, Technische Universität Dresden, corresponding author), Stephanie Enghardt (Technische Universität Dresden), Clemens Kirschbaum (Technische Universität Dresden), Stefan Ehrlich (0000-0003-2132-4445, Technische Universität Dresden), Veit Roessner (0000-0002-1873-7081, Technische Universität Dresden) |
| Year | 2016 |
| Volume | 7 |
| Pages | 84-84 |
| Publication date | 2016-05-17 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Frontiers in Psychiatry (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1664-0640 • E-ISSN: 1664-0640 |
| Publisher | Frontiers Media (PUBLISHER • CH) |
| DOI | 10.3389/fpsyt.2016.00084 |
| PMID | 27242554 |
| OpenAlex | W2408343834 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 34 |
It has been suggested that psychosocial stress influences situational fluctuations of tic frequency. However, evidence from experimental studies is lacking. The current study investigated the effects of the Trier Social Stress Test (TSST-C) on tic frequency in 31 children and adolescents with tic disorders. A relaxation and a concentration situation served as control conditions. Patients were asked either to suppress their tics or to "tic freely." Physiological measures of stress were measured throughout the experiment. The TSST-C elicited a clear stress response with elevated levels of saliva cortisol, increased heart rate, and a larger number of skin conductance responses. During relaxation and concentration, the instruction to suppress tics reduced the number of tics, whereas during stress, the number of tics was low, regardless of the given instruction. Our study suggests that the stress might result in a situational decrease of tic frequency
Audiology · Developmental psychology · Fight-or-flight response · Psychiatry · Psychosocial · Relaxation (psychology · Skin conductance · Stress (linguistics · Tic disorder · Tics · Trier social stress test · Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes · Clinical Psychology · Eating Disorders and Behaviors · Medicine · Neuroscience · Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorders · Psychology
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| Citation span | 2021 - 2021 (1) |
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