Tics & BFRBs Treatments
OCD (Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder) often co-occurs with other disorders, including tics and Body-Focused Repetitive Behaviors (BFRBs), due to overlapping neurological and genetic factors. Co-occurring tics and BFRBs can complicate the treatment of OCD, making personalized care crucial.
A comprehensive assessment is essential to distinguish overlapping symptoms and tailor treatment effectively.
COMPREHENSIVE BEHAVIOURAL APPROACHES
Modality for Tics
At OCD Wellness, we offer Comprehensive Behavioral Intervention for Tics (CBIT), a highly effective, evidence-based treatment that helps individuals gain better control over their tics through awareness training and competing response strategies. A tic is a sudden, repetitive movement or sound that can be hard to control. Tics are not rhythmic and involve discrete muscle groups. 50% of children with OCD experience Tic behaviours. Tics can be worsened by increased stress and anxiety.
Comprehensive Behavioural Intervention for Tics (CIBT)
Habit Reversal Training (HRT)
OCD Wellness incorporates HRT for BFRBs, a structured approach that increases awareness of repetitive behaviors and replaces them with healthier responses. Our team is highly trained in treating these conditions and provides targeted, personalized strategies to manage and reduce these behaviors, improving overall well-being and quality of life.
BFRBs are repetitive self-grooming and self-regulating behaviours that include biting, pulling, and picking one’s skin, hair, lips, and cheeks. Examples may include skin-picking, nose-picking, nail-biting, hair-pulling, eating, and lip-biting. BFRBs can be challenging to stop on your own and can physically damage one’s body.
