Coprolalia is an impoant symptom for which of the following disorder ?: (A) Anxiety disorder, (B) Avoidant personality disorder, (C) Tourette's disorder, (D) Stereotypic movement disorder
Answer is C. Diagnosis of Tourette's disorder : History ofmultiple motor tics and at least one vocal tic at some point. Onset < 18 years of age (between 10 -12 years of age ) No tic-free period of > 3 consecutive months in a period of 1 year. Coprolalia occurs in 10% patients of Tourette's syndrome