Tic or compulsion?: it's Tourettic OCD.

The authors looked at kids and adults who show both OCD rituals and Tourette tics. They asked: what if these people need a new label instead of two old ones?

The paper is a position piece, not an experiment. It pulls case stories and past studies to build a fresh box called 'Tourettic OCD.'

They found that some patients fall between cracks. Standard OCD drugs or tic meds help only part-way.

When clinicians see the blend—mental urge plus physical tic—they should think 'Tourettic OCD' and try different behavior plans.

McClannahan et al. (1990) also cried 'clean up the labels,' but for overcorrection, not diagnosis. Both papers push BCBAs to use sharper words.

Horner et al. (2022) and Manolov et al. (2022) want tighter research tools. Aznar et al. (2005) wants a tighter clinical lens. All three chase the same goal: clearer decisions.

Fujita (1985) warned that messy public talk hurts the field. S et al. repeat the warning inside the clinic: messy boxes hurt the client.

If a child washes hands 50 times AND jerks his neck, ask: is this Tourettic OCD? One label can steer you to habit-reversal plus exposure instead of plain ERP. Test the new frame next time treatment stalls.