This study examined emotion regulation and social cognition in adolescents with tic disorders and explored their associations with psychosocial quality of life. Sixty adolescents (30 with tic disorders and 30 age- and gender-matched healthy controls) completed standardized assessments of tic severity, emotion regulation, social cognition, and quality of life. Adolescents with tic disorders demonstrated greater emotion dysregulation, poorer social-cognitive performance, and lower quality of life…
