Taming the chaos?! Using eXplainable Artificial Intelligence (XAI) to tackle the complexity in mental health research
Veit Roessner, Josefine Rothe, Gregor Kohls, Georg Schomerus, Stefan Ehrlich, Christian Beste
Abstract
In 2011 a working group of the European Society for the Study of Tourette syndrome (ESSTS) developed the first European Guidelines for Tourette syndrome (TS) published in the ECAP journal. After a decade ESSTS now presents updated guidelines, divided into four sections: Part I: Assessment, Part II: Psychological interventions, Part III: Pharmacological treatment and Part IV: Deep brain stimulation (DBS). In this paper, we summarise new developments described in the guidelines with respect to assessment and treatment of tics. Further, summary findings from a recent survey conducted amongst TS experts on these same topics are presented, as well as the first European patient representative statement on research. Finally, an updated decision tree is introduced providing a practical algorithm for the treatment of patients with TS. Interestingly, in the last decade there has been a significant shift in assessment and treatment of tics, with more emphasis on non-pharmacological treatments.