Tourette Discrimination (TD) Stigma Scale

Description

The goal of this qualitative study is to understand the challenges of stigmatization and discrimination in children and young adults with Chronic Tic Disorders (CTD), including Tourette Syndrome. Measuring and understanding how stigma affects those with CTD will help inform future work.

Conditions

Tourette Syndrome, Tourette Syndrome in Children, Tourette Syndrome in Adolescence, Tic Disorder, Childhood, Tics

Study Overview

Study Details

Study overview

The goal of this qualitative study is to understand the challenges of stigmatization and discrimination in children and young adults with Chronic Tic Disorders (CTD), including Tourette Syndrome. Measuring and understanding how stigma affects those with CTD will help inform future work.

Measuring Stigmatization in Chronic Tic Disorders: Development and Validation of the Tourette Discrimination-Stigmatization (TD-STIGMA) Scale

Tourette Discrimination (TD) Stigma Scale

Condition
Tourette Syndrome
Intervention / Treatment

-

Contacts and Locations

Winston-Salem

Wake Forest University Health Sciences, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States, 27157

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

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Eligibility Criteria

  • 1. Physician-confirmed diagnosis of CTD based on the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual for Mental Disorders-Fifth Edition (DSM-V) criteria
  • 2. 8-30 years old.
  • 1. Involved in the care of a child, youth or young adult with CTD
  • 2. The known person with CTD has had tics for more than a year at the time of screening

Ages Eligible for Study

8 Years to

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Collaborators and Investigators

Wake Forest University Health Sciences,

Jaclyn M Martindale, DO, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, Wake Forest University Health Sciences

Study Record Dates

2026-05