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Functional impairment is an important factor in Tic Disorder treatment decisions. We evaluated the mini Child Tourette Syndrome Impairment Scale (mini-CTIM) for correlation with symptom severity and association with interventions. A total of 61 randomly selected tic encounters were retrospectively analyzed for mini-CTIM correlation with symptom severity scores and compared between patients who received treatment and those who did not. Regression models identified factors associated with treatment decisions. Mini-CTIM-tic scores correlated with tic severity and mini-CTIM-non-tic scores correlated with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) severity. Tic treatment was associated with higher child, but not parent, mini-CTIM-tic scores. Regression models identified that comorbidity treatment was predicted by ADHD severity, obsessive compulsive disorder severity, and parent but not child mini-CTIM-non-tic scores. These findings suggest children have valuable insight into their tic-related impairment, but parent assessment is important for evaluating comorbidity-related impairment. The mini-CTIM may be a useful clinical tool for assessing tic-related impairment.

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tics Tourette impairment treatment attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)

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Implementation of the Mini-Child Tourette Syndrome Impairment Scale: Relationships to Symptom Severity and Treatment Decisions

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