Neuroimaging plays a significant role in understanding the neurophysiology of Tourette syndrome (TS), in particular the main symptom, tics, and the urges associated with them. Premonitory urge is thought to be a negative reinforcer of tic expression in TS. Tic expression during neuroimaging is most often required as an overt marker of increased urge-to-tic, which can lead to considerable head movement, and thus data loss.
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May 2025
Recent years have seen a rise in mental health challenges among children and young people (CYP), while frontline treatments remain limited. Social prescribing (SP), a holistic approach using community resources to empower individuals in managing their health, offers a potentially more sustainable and acceptable option for supporting CYP's mental health. Although early evidence is promising, little is known about how SP works.
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