Dimensional Assessment of Depression and Anxiety in a Clinical Sample of Adults With Chronic Tic Disorder

What is it about?

Among adults with Tourette syndrome (TS), depression and anxiety symptoms are widely prevalent and consistently associated with poor quality of life. Despite this, important knowledge gaps remain regarding mood and anxiety dimensions of the adult TS phenotype. This study sought to determine the prevalence, severity, and clinical correlates of depression and anxiety symptoms in adults with TS and other chronic tic disorders. A retrospective chart review was conducted of all adults with a chronic tic disorder presenting to a tertiary care Tourette Syndrome Clinic between December 2020 and July 2022. Within this patient sample, anxiety symptoms were more prevalent and severe than depression symptoms, co-occurring psychiatric symptoms were more tightly linked with each other than with tics, and sex-based differences were evident.

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