Greenberg, Erica
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Tung, Esther S.
Gauvin, Caitlin
Osiecki, Lisa
Yang, Kelly G.
Curley, Erin
Essa, Angela
Illmann, Cornelia
Sandor, Paul
Dion, Yves
Lyon, Gholson J.
King, Robert A.
Darrow, Sabrina
Hirschtritt, Matthew E.
Budman, Cathy L.
Grados, Marco
Pauls, David L.
Keuthen, Nancy J.
Mathews, Carol A.
Scharf, Jeremiah M. http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4742-5896
Funding for this research was provided by:
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (U01NS40024)
National Institute of Mental Health (R01MH096767, K23MH085057)
Article History
Received: 26 July 2017
Accepted: 24 October 2017
First Online: 2 November 2017
Compliance with ethical standards
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: Drs. Sandor, Dion, Lyon, King, Budman, Grados, Pauls, Mathews, and Scharf have received research support from the Tourette Association of America (TAA). Dr. Budman reports funding for clinical research studies from Neurocrine Pharmaceuticals, Psyadon Pharmaceuticals, Otsuka Pharmaceuticals, Synchroneuron Pharmaceuticals, Teva Pharmaceuticals, and Auspex Pharmaceuticals. She has also been a speaker for the TAA and the Center for Disease Control Partnership and a consultant to Bracket. Dr. Sandor reports unrestricted educational grants from Purdue and Shire, a speaker fee from Purdue, and support for clinical research from Otsuka Pharmaceuticals. Dr. Sandor was also a member of the data safety monitoring committee for Psyadon Pharmaceuticals. Drs. Pauls, Keuthen and Scharf have received grant support from the TLC Foundation for Body-Focused Repetitive Behaviors (BFRBs). Drs. Keuthen and Scharf are members of the Scientific Advisory Board of the TLC Foundation for BFRBs. Dr. Scharf has also received consulting fees from Nuvelation Pharma, travel and grant support from the TAA, and is a member of the Scientific Advisory Board for the TAA. Dr. Mathews has received research support, honoraria, and travel support from the TAA and is the co-chair of the TAA Scientific Advisory Board. Drs. Greenberg, Illmann, Darrow, Hirschtritt, and Ms. Tung, Gauvin, Osiecki, Yang, Curley and Essa report no biomedical financial interests or potential conflicts of interest.
: All research subjects provided written informed consent (written assent was obtained for individuals < 18 along with written parental consent). The study was approved by the relevant IRBs/ethics committees at all sites, and, therefore, has been performed in accordance with the ethical standards laid down in the 1964 Declaration of Helsinki and its later amendments.