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CPRI Brake Shop clinic: Research Projects

‘Studying Leaky Brakes’

Researchers investigating Tourette Syndrome & associated disorders are invited to submit recruitment advertisements.

  • Submit a short description of your project along with contact information/links to:
Sharon Skutovich, BSW, MSW, RSW
CPRI Brake Shop Clinic Lead
600 Sanatorium Road, London, ON, N6H 3W7
Sharon.Skutovich@ontario.ca

  • More in-depth letters of invitation or informed consent documents for participants/subjects may be submitted in .pdf format as well. 
  • Contact Sharon to remove obsolete postings.

Previous Projects

Publications on Tourette Syndrome & associated conditions authored by Brake Shop team members:

Steeves T., McKinlay, B.D. Gorman D., Billinghurst L., Day L., Caroll A., Dionne Y., Doja A., Luscombe S., Sandor P., Pringsheim T. (2012). Canadian guidelines for the evidence-based treatment of tic disorders: behaviour therapy, deep brain stimulation, and transcranial magnetic stimulation. Canadian Journal of Psychiatry. 57(3), p.144-51.

Pringshem T., Doja A., Gorman D., McKinlay, B.D. Day L., Billinghurst L, Caroll A., Dion Y., Luscombe S., Steeves T., Sandor P. (2012). Canadian guidelines for the evidence-based treatment of tic disorders: pharmacotherapy. Canadian Journal of Psychiatry. 57(3), p133-43

Colin B. King, Laura Theall-Honey, Dr. Shannon L. Stewart, & Dr. B. Duncan McKinlay (2011). Treatment Outcomes for Co-morbid Tourette Syndrome and Associated Disorders in a Specialized Outpatient Tertiary Clinic. Poster presented at the AACAP/CACAP Joint Annual Meeting, Toronto, ON.

King, CB; Stewart, SL; Theall-Honey, L & B. Duncan McKinlay (2011). Promoting Partnerships Between Mental Health and Education to Improve Outcomes for Children/Youth with Tourette Syndrome and Associated Disorders. Poster presented at the 43rd Banff International Conference on Behavioural Science, Banff, AB.

McKinlay, B.D.  (2010). Oh What A Tangled (Neural) Web We Weave: A First-Person Account of Tourette Syndrome. Journal of Clinical Psychology Practice, 1(1), 3-11.

Stewart, S.L., McKinlay, D., Cullion, C., & Currie, M. (2007). Brake shop clinic program evaluation. Summary published and distributed by CPRI, Applied Research and Education.

McKinlay, B.D. , Stewart, S.L. & Cullion, C. (2006). The “Brake Shop”: Intervention for Co-Morbid Tourette Syndrome and Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. Poster presented at the Tourette Syndrome Foundation of Canada International Symposium on Neurodevelopmental Disorders, Edmonton, AB. 

McKinlay, B.D. , Stewart, S.L. & Cullion, C. (2006). The “Brake Shop”: Intervention for Co-Morbid Tourette Syndrome and Intermittent Explosive Disorder. Poster presented at the Tourette Syndrome Foundation of Canada International Symposium on Neurodevelopmental Disorders, Edmonton, AB. 

Cullion, C., McKinlay, B.D. & Stewart, S.L. (2006). Tourette Syndrome: Multi-Informant Ratings on Behaviour. Poster presented at the Tourette Syndrome Foundation of Canada International Symposium on Neurodevelopmental Disorders, Edmonton, AB. 

Stewart, S.L., McKinlay, B.D.  & Cullion, C. (2006). Tourette Syndrome: The Impact Of Co-morbid Anxiety Symptoms. Poster presented at the Tourette Syndrome Foundation of Canada International Symposium on Neurodevelopmental Disorders, Edmonton, AB. 

DeVito, TJ; Drost, DJ; Pavlosky, W; Neufeld, RW; Rajakumar, N; McKinlay, BD; Williamson, PC; and R Nicolson (2005). Brain magnetic resonance spectroscopy in Tourette Disorder. Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 44(12).

Nicolson R , Craven-Thuss B, Smith J, McKinlay BD , Castellanos FX. (2005). A randomized, double blind, placebo-controlled trial of metoclopramide for the treatment of Tourette's disorder. Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 44(7), 640-6.

McKinlay, BD (2001). What makes a tic tick?? Motoric disinhibition, and the Incidental Associations model of tic formation. University of Waterloo.

McKinlay, BD (1998). You say lemon, I say lemonade: the impact of attitude when dealing with disorder. University of Waterloo.


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