Habit reversal training, usually abbreviated HRT, is a multicomponent behavioral treatment originally developed to address a wide range of repetitive behavior disorders. It has been used to treat conditions such as tics, trichotillomania, nail biting, thumb sucking, skin picking, temporomandibular joint disorder, lip and cheek biting, and stuttering, and it combines five components: awareness training, competing response training, contingency management, relaxation training, and generalization training. Research has found consistently large effect sizes, around 0.80, across the disorders it has been used to treat, and it is considered a well-established treatment for stuttering, thumb sucking, nail biting, and temporomandibular joint disorder.
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How well is habit reversal training established for tic disorders?
Trials support it for tics, though its proof for Tourette syndrome is still being tested.
Controlled trials have found habit reversal training to be an acceptable, tolerable, effective and durable treatment for tics, and more effective than supportive therapy. It is not yet proven or widely accepted for Tourette syndrome specifically, and large trials are ongoing.
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Nunn, who first published a paper detailing the habit reversal technique in 1973.
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Habit reversal training (HRT) is a "multicomponent behavioral treatment package originally developed to address a wide variety of repetitive behavior disorders".
Treats: Trichotillomania, Lead: treats Trichotillomania
Habit reversal training (HRT) is a "multicomponent behavioral treatment package originally developed to address a wide variety of repetitive behavior disorders". Behavioral disorders treated with HRT include tics, trichotillomania, nail biting, thumb sucking, skin picking, temporomandibular disorder (TMJ), lip-cheek biting and stuttering.
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