A Family's Guide to Tourette Syndrome

by John T. Walkup

Providing authoritative and up-to-date medical and scientific information about Tourette syndrome, A Family's Guide to Tourette Syndrome speaks to patients, families, care providers, academic institutions, and medical centers in easy-to-understand language about this neurodevelopmental disorder that affects children, adolescents, and adults worldwide. Each chapter is authored by leading neurologists, psychiatrists, psychologists, scientists, and others with expertise and research interests in Tourette syndrome. Praise for A Family's Guide to Tourette Syndrome "I am delighted to see the breadth and wealth of valuable clinical and scientific findings that have been gathered together in this comprehensive resource for families. The information provided in this book is testimony to the talent, abiding intellectual curiosity, and dedication to compassionate care and sheer persistence of each of the professionals who have contributed chapters.

292 pages, Kindle Edition

First published March 7, 2012

Reviews

[David · Rating 2 out of 5]

This book was written by medical experts to convey medical information. It is not something that you casually sit down and read cover to cover. Each chapter was written by a different author(s) with their own references at the end. My favorite was chapter 3 which was 12 pages long and had 10 pages of references (109 total references). Yeah, that's the kind of book this was.

That said, there was a lot of good information in it about Tourette Syndrome (TS). It's not a replacement for talking to your doctor or getting in touch with actual support groups if you or a family member has TS, but it's a good place to start to learn more about it.