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Clinical guidelines, surveys, research papers, along with lectures and workshop presentations delivered during our meetings.

Courtesy of great guest speakers and BT trainers to ESSTS members and to conference attendees (when applicable and only for a limited period of time).

A special thank you to all those who shared their valuable work with the community!

Best papers of 2025

Tourette research highlights from 2025

Kevin J. Black

BT Workshops

OCD and tic-related OCD

BT Team 2026

BT Worshops

Basic principles and behavioural techniques for treating tic disorders

BT Team 2026

Controversy discussion

"Is coprolalia a tic or functional? It is a tic."

Elia Abi-Jaoude

Controversy discussion

"Is coprolalia a tic or functional? No, it is not a tic."

Kirsten Müller-Vahl

Keynote

Tourette Disorder: Tears, Fears and Years

Barbara J. Coffey

OCD Sympoium

Neuroplasticity in OCD: lifespan changes and treatment targets

Odile van den Heuvel

OCD Symposium

Advanced treatment strategies for OCD

Philippe Domenech

OCD Symposium

OCD-Focus on clinical aspects

Osman Malik

Oral presentaions

Behavioral, Clinical, and Cognitive Predictors of Tic Suppression

John Piacentini

Oral presentations

Sex Differences in the Expression of Explosive Outbursts in Youth with Tourette Syndrome

Léa Dufort & Méliza Gagnon

Oral presentations

Parent-Rated Functional Impairment Over Time in Youth with Tic and Other Movement Disorders: A Preliminary Electronic Health Record Study

Donald L. Gilbert

Oral presentations

Bridging Diagnostic Gaps and Increasing Awareness of Emerging Therapies in Tourette Syndrome Through Web-Based CME

Donald L. Gilbert

Oral presentations

When Comorbidity Matters: How Anxiety and Depression Shape Cognitive Functioning in Tourette Syndrome

Marc Lavoie

Oral presentations

On the functional anatomy of the urge-for-action: an fMRI and low-intensity focused ultrasound study

Stephen Jackson

Oral presentations

Prevalence and Phenomenology of Pain in Children and Adolescents with Tourette Syndrome: Findings from a Tertiary Tic Service

Tarendeep Johal

Oral presentations

Sleep Patterns in Children with Tic Disorders: Distinct Profiles by Tic Subtype rather than Diagnosis Alone

Stella Haffner

Pathophysiology session

Animal models of tic disorders

Marco Bortolato

Pathophysiology session

Longitudinal Changes in Cortico-Cerebellar and Striatal Connectivity Track Symptom Evolution in Tourette Syndrome

Yulia Worbe

Pathophysiology session

Pathophysiological insights from the EMTICS study

Andrea Dietrich

Professor Mary Robertson Award 2026

Reduced sensory attenuation reflects altered motor control in Tourette Syndrome

Giulia Stanco

Treatment

Complementary medicine in tic disorders: a scoping review

Tamara Pringsheim

Treatment

Pharmacotherapy for tics: past & future

Kirsten Müller-Vahl

Training course

How to answer FAQ from patients and families on etiology and pathophysiology of tic disorders

Tammy Hedderly

Training course

Assessment of tics and differential diagnosis

Natalia Szejko

Training course

TS and OCD

Christelle Nilles

Training course

Pharmacological treatment, psychological intervention, DBS

Kirsten Müller-Vahl

Training course

Clinical cases, assessment and treatment

Nanette Mol Debes

Training course

TS and comorbidities

Christelle Nilles

ADHD session

Tics and Sleep –Unfortunate Bedfellows

Paul Gringras

ADHD session

ADHD & tics: clinical overview

Kerstin von Plessen

ADHD session

What is new in the treatment of ADHD?

Kerstin von Plessen

ADHD session

Comorbid ADHD in CBT for tics: studies & clinical experience

Jolande van de Griendt & Tara Murphy

BT workshops

Advanced BT workshop slides

BT team 2025

BT workshops

Basic training BT workshop

BT team 2025

Oral presentations

Predisposing and precipitating factors for explosive outbursts among youth with tourette syndrome

Simon Morand-Beaulieu

Oral presentations

What do behavioral problems tell us? A critical examination of patient history variables

Stella Haffner

Oral presentations

ERP vs Risperidone in the treatment of tic disorders: a randomized controlled trial

Jolande van de Griendt

TS-pathology session

From TS-Pathophysiology to Treatment – and Back: What Neuromodulation Tells Us About Tic Disorders

Juan Carlos Baldermann

TS-pathology session

From D1 Receptors to Tic Reduction: Results From the Phase III Study of Ecopipam for Tourette Syndrome

Donald L. Gilbert

Training course

Assessment of tics and differential diagnosis

Natalia Szejko

Training course

Pharmacological treatment, psychological intervention, DBS

Kirsten Müller-Vahl

Training course

TS and comorbidities

Christelle Nlles

Training course

How to answer FAQ from patients and families on etiology and pathophysiology of tic disorders

Tammy Hedderly

Training course

Clinical cases, assessment and treatment

Nanette Mol Debes

Training course

TS and ADHD

Sara Bahadori

Controversy discussion

Tic assessments YGTSS vs artificial intelligence; arguing pro traditional assessment

Davide Martino

Controversy discussion

Tic assessments YGTSS vs artificial intelligence; arguing for a brave new way

Izhar Bar-Gad

Keynote

Behavioural Treatment of Tics- Past, Present, and Future

John Piacentini

Movement Disorder Society

MDS tic and Tourette Syndrome study group

Tamara Pringsheim

Oral presentations

Botulinum toxin injections for tics

Tamara Pringsheim

TS-underrepresented zones around the world

Empowering under-represented areas: Tics and Tourette syndrome in Nigeria

Joy Legbo

Training course

Assessment of tics and differential diagnosis

Natalia Szejko

Training course

Pharmacological treatment, psychological intervention, DBS

Kirsten Müller-Vahl

Training course

TS and comorbidities

Christelle Nilles

Training course

Clinical cases, assessment and treatment

Nanette Mol Debes

Training course

How to answer FAQ from patients and families on etiology and pathophysiology of tic disorders

Tammy Hedderly

Online course

Assessment of tics and differential diagnosis

Natalia Szejko & Christelle Nilles

Online course

Pharmacological treatment, psychological intervention, DBS

Kirsten Müller-Vahl

Online course

Clinical cases, assessment and treatment

Nanette Mol Debes

ASD session

Autism - past, present and future

William Mandy

BT workshop

Tics and ASD

Zsanett Tárnok

Genetics & imaging session

Update on genetics

Carol Mathews

Genetics & imaging session

Neuroimaging and genetics for Tourette syndrome

Perry Paschou

Keynote lecture

Picking, pulling, and pinching: the role of habit and harm in TS

Carol Mathews

Pain & sex differences in TS session

Sex differences in TS

Christelle Nilles & Natalia Szejko

Training course

Pharmacological Treatment for Tics

Kirsten Müller-Vahl

Training course

Comorbidity in people with Tourette syndrome

Tamara Pringsheim

Training course

How to answer FAQ from patients and families on etiology and pathophysiology of tic disorders

Davide Martino

Training course

TS introduction, history & basics

Andrea E. Cavanna

Training course

Assessment of tics and differential diagnosis

Natalia Szejko

Training course

CBT & DBS

Andreas Hartmann

Best papers

Tourette highlights from 2021

Kevin Black

BT workshop

Group treatment for Tics and TS-Clinical implications in Hungary

Zsanett Tárnok

BT workshop

Tic treatment –Learn how to become a tic therapist or enhance your skills

BT Dream-Team

Controversy discussion

Are functional tics easy to diagnose? -Yes

Tamara Pringsheim

Controversy discussion

Are functional tics easy to diagnose? -No

Davide Martino

Keynote lecture

Functional, Tourette-like behaviours in the time of COVID-19; The metamorphosis of an elusive creature

Davide Martino

Society and TS

Ticking the wrong box; a global look at why we don't know what works in tic education and how we can find out

Tara Murphy

BT workshop

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and Tourette syndrome

Zsanett Tárnok

BT workshop

Part 2-HRT

Ewgeni Jakubovski

BT workshop

Comorbidities & Complex Cases in TS

Charlotte Sanderson

BT workshop

ERP and functional interventions

Per Andrén

BT workshop

Part 1- Psychoeducation

Ewgeni Jakubovski

Clinical guidelines

European clinical guidelines for Tourette syndrome and other tic disorders – version 2.0. Part II: psychological interventions

ESSTS collaborators

Digital tools

Development of a Self-help Digital Intervention for Young People with TS

Camila Babbage

Epidemiological studies

Epidemiological studies in TS-Karolinska

Lorena Fernández de la Cruz

Media guidelines

Guidelines for engaging with the media as a person with Tourette Syndrome (multilingual)

Seonaid Anderson

Oral presentation

CANNA-TICS Efficacy and Safety of Nabiximols in the Treatment of Adults with Chronic Tic Disorders

Kirsten R. Müller Vahl

Oral presentation

Self-Injurious Behaviour in Patients with Chronic Tic Disorders

Natalia Szejko

Oral presentation

There is nothing Tourettic about the New York City subways” - representation of tics and Tourette syndrome in literature, cinema, and theatre

Natalia Szejko

Oral presentation

Functional Presentations in a Tic Disorder Clinic

Priya Chakraborty

Oral presentation

Premonitory urges reconsidered

Jana Essing

Research article

TS and transport accidents 2021

Lorena Fernández de la Cruz

Research paper

Stop that! It’s not Tourette’s but a new type of mass sociogenic illness

Kirsten R. Müller Vahl

Survey

ESSTS survey: functional tic-like behaviours across the globe 2021

ESSTS collaborators

Survey

TS and driving experiences survey 2021

Lorena Fernández de la Cruz

Online course

Comorbidities in TS

Tammy Hedderly