Habit reversal training
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Habit reversal training (HRT) is a "multicomponent behavioral treatment package originally developed to address a wide variety of repetitive behavior disorders".[1]
Behavioral disorders treated with HRT include tics, trichotillomania, nail biting, thumb sucking, and skin picking.[2] It consists of five components:[1]
- awareness training,
- competing response training,
- contingency management,
- relaxation training, and
- generalization training.
In the case of tics, these components are intended to increase tic awareness, develop a competing response to the tic, and build treatment motivation and compliance.[1] Controlled trials have demonstrated that HRT is an acceptable, tolerable, effective and durable treatment for tics.[1]
[edit] Notes
- ^ a b c d Piacentini JC, Chang SW. Behavioral treatments for tic suppression: habit reversal training. Adv Neurol. 2006;99:227-33. PMID 16536370
- ^ Azrin NH, Nunn RG. Habit-reversal: a method of eliminating nervous habits and tics. Behav Res Ther. 1973 Nov;11(4):619-28. PMID 4777653 As reported in Piacentini JC, Chang SW. Behavioral treatments for tic suppression: habit reversal training. Adv Neurol. 2006;99:227-33. PMID 16536370
