Case Report: DSM-5 misses an edge case in tic disorders nosology

Abstract

A boy with multiple phonic tics, one lifetime motor tic, and no impairment or marked distress does not meet criteria for any DSM-5 tic disorder diagnosis. The next version of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual should adjust the criteria for Tourette's Disorder and/or for 'other specified tic disorder' and 'unspecified tic disorder.'