This article reviews the behavioral and emotional aspects of Tourette syndrome with a focus on behavioral phenomenology and psychiatric comorbidity. Tourette syndrome is a complex neuropsychiatric disorder characterized by disinhibition and dysfunction of the regulation of motor, cognitive, affective, and behavioral functions. Although multiple motor and vocal tics are the key diagnostic phenomena, hyperactivity, impulsivity, inattention, obsessive-compulsive, and emotional symptoms are common in many patients. Evaluation and treatment should take into account the behavioral and emotional symptoms as well as the tics. Treatment should incorporate multimodal strategies so as to address both the tics and symptoms.
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 4. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 11 June 2026.
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