Mindfulness-Based Interventions for Tourette Syndrome: Current Status and Future Directions.
Psychiatric Clinics of North America October 9, 2024 DOI: 10.1016/j.psc.2024.08.009 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Review Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Population | Adults with tics |
| Intervention | Mindfulness-based Intervention for Tics (MBIT) |
| Topics | Meditation |
| Key findings | Preliminary evidence suggests that Mindfulness-based Intervention for Tics (MBIT), a brief online group intervention for adults with tics, is feasible, acceptable, and safe, and that its symptom improvements compare favorably with those of Comprehensive Behavioral Intervention for Tics. The authors state that further research is needed to confirm these findings and to test MBIT in children and adolescents. |
Abstract
Mindfulness-based interventions have demonstrated efficacy for a wide range of clinical concerns and populations. Mindfulness-based Intervention for Tics (MBIT) is a recently developed brief, online group intervention for adults with tics. Preliminary evidence suggests that MBIT is feasible, acceptable, and safe. Symptomatic improvements compare favorably with those associated with Comprehensive Behavioral Intervention for Tics, the first-line behavioral treatment for tics. Additional research is necessary to confirm these findings, identify mediators and moderators, directly compare MBIT to existing treatments, and expand the intervention to children and adolescents.
Comparable studies
Other narrative reviews on meditation, most cited first.
| Study | Year | Design | Participants |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mindfulness training as a clinical intervention: A conceptual and empirical review. Clinical populations | 2003 | Review | |
| Mindfulness: Theoretical Foundations and Evidence for its Salutary Effects | 2007 | Review | |
| Mindfulness Interventions | 2016 | Review | |
| Mind the Hype: A Critical Evaluation and Prescriptive Agenda for Research on Mindfulness and Meditation | 2017 | Review | |
| Mindfulness and acceptance: expanding the cognitive-behavioral tradition | 2005 | Review |
Citations in the library
Cited by 3
- MindTS-Net: A multimodal mindfulness-based intervention framework for children with Tourette syndrome. iScience July 10, 2026
- Remote delivery of a mindfulness-based intervention for adults with tics: Protocol of a randomized controlled trial. Contemporary Clinical Trials January 13, 2026
- Mindful energy balance exercise protocol as an adjunctive intervention for pediatric tourette syndrome: A randomized controlled trial. Scientific Reports October 23, 2025
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