Understanding Children's Anxiety & Obsessive Behavior

System Admin — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 08:00:00 +0000

Upcoming Lecture by Dr. John Piacentini

Title: Understanding Children's Anxiety & Obsessive Behavior
Date & Time: Feb 01, 2012 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Location: UCLA Family Commons; 1221 2nd Street Santa Monica CA 90401

Phone: 310-395-5650

Website: www.uclacommons.com

Childhood OCD, Anxiety & Tic Disorders Program

The M.D.: Anxious parents, anxious children? It's not a sure thing.

System Admin — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 08:00:00 +0000

Article link:

http://www.latimes.com/health/la-he-the-md-anxiety-20111205,0,7602065.story

Childhood OCD, Anxiety & Tic Disorders Program

Controlled Comparison of Family Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Psychoeducation/Relaxation Training for Child Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder.

System Admin — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 07:00:00 +0000

Article link:

http://www.jaacap.com/article/S0890-8567(11)00690-3/abstract

Childhood OCD, Anxiety & Tic Disorders Program

OCD's roots in children beginning to be explored

System Admin — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 07:00:00 +0000

Article link:

http://yourlife.usatoday.com/health/medical/mentalhealth/story/2011-10-31/OCD-of...

Childhood OCD, Anxiety & Tic Disorders Program

'Idol' finalist Durbin is singing through Tourette's

System Admin — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 08:00:00 +0000

Article link:

http://www.usatoday.com/yourlife/health/medical/conditions/2011-03-09-tourette09...

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Behavior Therapy Reduces Tics in Children with Tourette syndrome, Study Finds

System Admin — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 07:00:00 +0000

Article link:

http://news.medill.northwestern.edu/chicago/news.aspx?id=166010

The research of John Piacentini, professor of psychiatry at the Semel Institute and director of UCLA's Childhood OCD, Anxiety and Tic Disorders, was featured in a June 2 Medill News article. His study showed that a behavior-therapy technique to reduce tics associated with Tourette syndrome in children and adolescents was as effective as standard anti-tic medications, without the related side effects.

Childhood OCD, Anxiety & Tic Disorders Program

Behavior therapy effective in reducing tics in children with Tourette syndrome, study finds

Semel Web Manager — Tue, 18 May 2010 20:00:00 +0000

Tourette syndrome, a neurological disorder characterized by tics like grimacing, blinking and vocalizations, is normally treated in children and teens with one of several antipsychotic medications. But such drugs usually don't eliminate all the tics, and worse, they can often have side effects, acting as sedatives, causing weight gain and impairing cognitive function. Now, a multisite study led by a UCLA researcher has developed an effective, non-medication treatment for children and adolescents with Tourette's and related tic disorders that has shown improvement similar to that found in recent anti-tic medication studies.

Author:

Mark Wheeler

Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Behavioral Therapy Effective in Treating Tourette Syndrom

System Admin — Tue, 18 May 2010 07:00:00 +0000

Article link:

http://www.latimes.com/news/science/la-sci-tourette-20100519,0,4919791.story

John Piacentini, professor of psychiatry and director of the Child OCD, Anxiety and Tic Disorders Program at the Semel Institute, was featured May 18 in the Los Angeles Times, Reuters, Newsweek, Psychology Today, Science News, Business Week and Asian News International about a new form of behavior therapy that can work as well as drugs in reducing tics in youngsters with Tourette syndrome.

Childhood OCD, Anxiety & Tic Disorders Program