Integrating Exposure and Response Prevention and Habit Reversal Techniques to Treat a Tourettic Subtype of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (Tourettic OCD)

Inclusion Criteria: 1. Age 18 years or older 2. All genders 3. Confirmation of a primary diagnosis of either: a. Tourettes Disorder / Tourette Syndrome b. Persistent Motor or Vocal Tic Disorder / Chronic Motor or Vocal Tic Disorder c. Provisional Tic Disorder / Transient Motor Tics d. Other Specified Tic Disorder e. Unspecified Tic Disorder f. Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder [d] Participants taking psychotropic medication are eligible provided medication type and dose remain stable throughout the intervention period [e] Ability to provide sustained informed consent [f] A minimum score of 16 on YBOCS [g] A minimum score of 5 on the Premonitory Urge for Tics Scale (PUTS) Exclusion Criteria: 1. Substance misuse 2. Current diagnosis of a personality disorder 3. Schizophrenia 4. Bipolar disorder 5. Contraindications to participation in a trial (i.e., active suicidal ideations and/or requirement of an interpreter) 6. Any psychiatric or neurological condition that, in the opinion of…