Science Snippets

...so you're learning what we're learning

In order to advance the scientific understanding of TS and OCD, MnTiC regularly publishes research results in peer-reviewed journals. These articles matter because they are detailed and comprehensive and they reach professionals who can move the research forward and put the results into practice.

However, peer-reviewed journal articles can be challenging to understand for many of us. They use language specific to research and, well, they’re long! In order to provide empowering information and education to communities, we want to expand access to these important research results. Enter Science Snippets!

Science Snippets are written summaries of our published research or digital explanations of significant concepts we’re investigating. We try to keep everything short and digestible while maintaining accuracy and completeness. Let us know what you think at [email protected]!

What "tic hassles" do patients care about?

Community Summary of: Patient perspectives on tic-related impairment: A qualitative examination (2025)

How should researchers create repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) treatment studies for youth?

Community Summary of: Neurodevelopmental considerations for transcranial magnetic stimulation trials in youth (2025)

Do social contexts impact tic expression?

Community Summary of: Social Context is a Cue for Tic Reduction in Clinical Settings (2025)

How can we better understand what makes behavioral interventions for tics work?

Community summary of: A Test of the Behavioral Model of Tic Disorders Using a Dynamical Systems Framework (2024)

What do caregivers think about the healthcare system for Tic Disorders? 

Community summary of: Caregiver Perspectives on the Health Care System for Tic Disorders: Utilization and Barriers (2024)

What do people living with Tourette think should be studied?

Community Summary of: Treating Tourette Together: An Agenda for Patient-Centered Research Focused on Comprehensive Behavioral Intervention (2024)

Does TeleCBIT work?

Community Summary of: Evaluating the feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary effectiveness of tele-comprehensive behavior therapy for tics (teleCBIT) for Tourette syndrome in youth and adults (2023)

How do we use computers to count eye tics?

Community Summary of: Automated Quantification of Eye Tics Using Computer Vision and Deep Learning Techniques (2023)

How do parents impact their children's peer relationships?

Community Summary of: The impact of child anxiety and overinvolvement on peer relations: a moderation model (2022)

Does executive function impact how parents help their anxious children?

Community Summary of: The Relationship Between Parent Executive Functioning and Accommodation (2021)

How are OCD and hair pulling disorders the same and different for children?

Community Summary of: A Neurocognitive Comparison of Pediatric Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder and Trichotillomania (Hair Pulling Disorder) (2020)

Do children with OCD and tics have different characteristics and experiences compared to children with OCD alone?

Community Summary of: Tic-Related Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD): Phenomenology and Treatment Outcome in the Pediatric OCD Treatment Study II (2014)

Does restricting activities because of tics affect emotions and quality of life for adults with Tourette Syndrome?

Community Summary of Tic Related Activity Restriction as a Predictor of Emotional Functioning and Quality of Life (2013)

How do Chronic Tic Disorders Impact Adults?

Community Summary of: The Impact of Tourette Syndrome in Adults: Results from the Tourette Syndrome Impact Survey (2011)