Call for action: misinformation about tourette syndrome from major media network

Kirsten R. Müller-Vahl; Natalia Szejko; Andreas Hartmann; Nanette Mol Debes; Tammy Hedderly; Mered Parnes; Elia Abi-Jaoude; Katarzyna Smilowska; Christelle Nilles; Keith Coffman; Andrea E. Cavanna; Julio Quezada; Claire Eccles; Cristiano Termine; Simon Schmitt; Catharina Cramer; Carolin Sophie Klages; Daniel Alvarez-Fischer; Susanne Munck Klansoe; Donald L. Gilbert

doi:10.1007/s00787-025-02939-8

Call for action: misinformation about tourette syndrome from major media network

Kirsten R. Müller-Vahl^*, Natalia Szejko, Andreas Hartmann, Nanette Mol Debes, Tammy Hedderly, Mered Parnes, Elia Abi-Jaoude, Katarzyna Smilowska, Christelle Nilles, Keith Coffman, Andrea E. Cavanna, Julio Quezada, Claire Eccles, Cristiano Termine, Simon Schmitt, Catharina Cramer, Carolin Sophie Klages, Daniel Alvarez-Fischer, Susanne Munck Klansoe, Donald L. Gilbert

^*Corresponding author for this work

Department of Paediatrics

Original language	English
Journal	European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
ISSN	1018-8827
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s00787-025-02939-8
Publication status	E-pub ahead of print - 20 Jan 2026

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Müller-Vahl, K. R., Szejko, N., Hartmann, A., Debes, N. M., Hedderly, T., Parnes, M., Abi-Jaoude, E., Smilowska, K., Nilles, C., Coffman, K., E. Cavanna, A., Quezada, J., Eccles, C., Termine, C., Schmitt, S., Cramer, C., Klages, C. S., Alvarez-Fischer, D., Klansoe, S. M., & Gilbert, D. L. (2026). Call for action: misinformation about tourette syndrome from major media network. European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00787-025-02939-8

Müller-Vahl, KR, Szejko, N, Hartmann, A, Debes, NM, Hedderly, T, Parnes, M, Abi-Jaoude, E, Smilowska, K, Nilles, C, Coffman, K, E. Cavanna, A, Quezada, J, Eccles, C, Termine, C, Schmitt, S, Cramer, C, Klages, CS, Alvarez-Fischer, D, Klansoe, SM & Gilbert, DL 2026, 'Call for action: misinformation about tourette syndrome from major media network', European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00787-025-02939-8

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