Understanding of Tic Disorders in Children and Adolescents and Perspectives on a Digital Intervention: A Qualitative Study Among Primary Care Professionals

Maria Louise Jöhnk, Claus Sixtus Jensen, Stina Lou, Anne Flyvholm Jørgensen, Julia Ösp Nielsen, Filippa Ilakkija Sebastian, David Mataix-Cols, Per Hove Thomsen, Judith Becker Nissen, Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Aarhus University Hospital, Department of Clinical Medicine, Aarhus University, Department of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Unit for Research and Development in Nursing for Children and Young People, Aarhus University Hospital, Research Centre for Emergency Medicine, Aarhus University Hospital, Public Health and Health Services Research, Central Denmark Region, Department of Public Health, Aarhus University, Centre for Psychiatry Research, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet and Stockholm Health Care Services, Department of Clinical Sciences, Lund University

Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry

Published online on November 28, 2025

Abstract

Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry, Volume 31, Issue 2, Page 797-815, April 2026.
Primary care professionals are often the first line of support for children and adolescents with tic disorders. However, families often report feeling inadequately supported and perceive a lack of knowledge about tics. Few studies have examined primary ...