Sensory phenomena related to tics, obsessive-compulsive symptoms, and global functioning in Tourette syndrome

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• 作者：Yukiko Kano^a ; ^{kano-tky@umin.ac.jp" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author} ; Natsumi Matsuda^b ; Maiko Nonaka^b ; Miyuki Fujio^c ; Hitoshi Kuwabara^d ; Toshiaki Kono^e
• 关键词：DSM-IV-TR ; Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders ; Fourth Edition ; Text Revision ; DY-BOCS ; Dimensional Yale-Brown Obsessive-Compulsive Scale ; GAF ; Global Assessment of Functioning ; OCD ; obsessive-compulsive disorder ; OCS ; obsessive-compulsive symptoms ; PUTS ; Premonitory Urge for Tics Scale ; QOL ; quality of life ; SD ; standard deviation ; TS ; Tourette syndrome ; USP-SPS ; University of Sã ; o Paulo Sensory Phenomena Scale ; YGTSS ; Yale Global Tic Severity Scale
• 刊名：Comprehensive Psychiatry
• 出版年：2015
• 出版时间：October 2015
• 年：2015
• 卷：62
• 期：Complete
• 页码：141-146
• 全文大小：222 K

文摘

Sensory phenomena, including premonitory urges, are experienced by patients with Tourette syndrome (TS) and obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). The goal of the present study was to investigate such phenomena related to tics, obsessive-compulsive symptoms (OCS), and global functioning in Japanese patients with TS.

Methods

Forty-one patients with TS were assessed using the University of São Paulo Sensory Phenomena Scale (USP-SPS), the Premonitory Urge for Tics Scale (PUTS), the Yale Global Tic Severity Scale (YGTSS), the Dimensional Yale-Brown Obsessive-Compulsive Scale (DY-BOCS), and the Global Assessment of Functioning (GAF) Scale.

Results

USP-SPS and PUTS total scores were significantly correlated with YGTSS total and vocal tics scores. Additionally, both sensory phenomena severity scores were significantly correlated with DY-BOCS total OCS scores. Of the six dimensional OCS scores, the USP-SPS scores were significantly correlated with measures of aggression and sexual/religious dimensions. Finally, the PUTS total scores were significantly and negatively correlated with GAF scores.

Conclusions

By assessing premonitory urges and broader sensory phenomena, and by viewing OCS from a dimensional approach, this study provides significant insight into sensory phenomena related to tics, OCS, and global functioning in patients with TS.