Habit reversal training

Habit reversal training (HRT) is a "multicomponent behavioral treatment package originally developed to address a wide variety of repetitive behavior disorders".

Behavioral disorders treated with HRT include tics, trichotillomania, nail biting, thumb sucking, and skin picking. It consists of five components:
 * 1) awareness training,
 * 2) competing response training,
 * 3) contingency management,
 * 4) relaxation training, and
 * 5) generalization training.

In the case of tics, these components are intended to increase tic awareness, develop a competing response to the tic, and build treatment motivation and compliance. Controlled trials have demonstrated that HRT is an acceptable, tolerable, effective and durable treatment for tics.