THE IMPACT OF SOCIAL NETWORKS ON TOURETTE SYNDROME: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW

• DOI: https://doi.org/10.22533/at.ed.1594352409044

• Palavras-chave: Tics, AST, Pandemic, Neuropsychiatry.

• Keywords: Tics, AST, Pandemic, Neuropsychiatry.

• Abstract:

  Tourette's Syndrome (TS), first described in 1885, is a neuropsychiatric disease whose main characteristics are the individual's involvement with motor and vocal tics, in addition to being associated with other psychiatric pathologies. With the COVID-19 pandemic and the consequent growth of social networks, several Mental Health disorders appeared and intensified, both due to isolation and the intense and massive amount of information conveyed in virtual environments. To the detriment of this, there is an important demand for discussion about psychosocial well-being and the impact of social networks on the same.