Tourette's Syndrome - The Man Behind the Name

Tourette's Syndrome - The Man Behind the Name | Documentary

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Ever wondered where Tourette's syndrome came from? Find out about the fascinating history of this intriguing condition.
Hello and welcome to my channel on the History of Mental Health.
In this video I’m going to be exploring the fascinating historical background behind the first descriptions of Tourette's Syndrome.
Expect to find out who Gilles de la Tourette was and how the Cursing Countess fits into the story. I will also talk about the cultural context of Paris in the 1880s and the sad end of the man whose name will be forever attached to the syndrome.
I really hope you enjoy the video and if you do - any likes, comments or subscriptions would be truly appreciated.
If you have any suggestions for further videos or any questions at all, please let me know below in the comments!
Amusez-vous bien!
Professor Graeme Yorston
Video produced by Professor Graeme Yorston and Tom Yorston.
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@EclecticDD 2 жыл бұрын

The subtlety of "the full range of distractions that Paris had to offer" ... syphilis.

@professorgraemeyorston 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks D, glad you liked that bit. It's always hard to gauge how subtle to be!

@richardshiggins704 10 ай бұрын

Fascinating and much information to absorb . As a doctor living in Paris I did not know anything about the man himself . Thanks very much .

@professorgraemeyorston 10 ай бұрын

My pleasure.

@blane1814 2 жыл бұрын

I always wondered about this. Thank you. Great voice btw

@professorgraemeyorston 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Blane, glad you enjoyed it.

@katiemoore7873 2 жыл бұрын

As always, loved hearing your knowledge on history of Mental Health- thank you for sharing and a great video too! Welldone!

@professorgraemeyorston 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Katie, glad you liked it.

@ilovecatvideos1851 10 ай бұрын

@katiemooreNot that it should matter, but Tourette’s is a neurological disorder.

@sarahisles5114 2 жыл бұрын

completely fascinating

@professorgraemeyorston 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much Sarah!

@tomyorston6037 2 жыл бұрын

Great work, very interesting topic!

@professorgraemeyorston 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you kindly, Thomas!

@avagrego3195 10 ай бұрын

Thank you very much for the informative history lesson. Your calm presentation made the video more interesting and enjoyable.

@professorgraemeyorston 10 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

@ThirzaLynetteClarke-ku9dq 10 ай бұрын

Thank you for your explanation of this sad illness.

@professorgraemeyorston 10 ай бұрын

Thank you.

@thescholarshipbureau9547 2 жыл бұрын

So interesting, thanks prof!

@professorgraemeyorston 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the kind words, you're welcome!

@afwalker1921 11 ай бұрын

The "Remember you're a Womble" fix is brilliant! I know that cults at times have used thought-stopping mantras to help their members shortcircuit any questioning of doctrine, but this surely takes the principle to the next level! Tell me more...

@professorgraemeyorston 10 ай бұрын

I don't think it was about stopping thoughts, but probably stopping grunts and non-verbal vocalisations and changing them into something more acceptable.

@susiesnarey8442 10 ай бұрын

Thankyou for the very interesting video. I never knew much about Tourettes Syndrome. This really explained it . That poor man should of got the recognition that he deserved when he was still around. Sadly enough it doesnt happen that often.

@professorgraemeyorston 10 ай бұрын

Thank you.

@kellydalstok8900 10 ай бұрын

*should HAVE gotten - of is not a verb.

@lukecarey613 10 ай бұрын

Finally, a civilised KZfaq clip.

@professorgraemeyorston 10 ай бұрын

Thank you.

@kitchfacepalm 10 ай бұрын

Shit and damned pig! That’s more like what the countess was saying. For some reason I cannot write a stand alone comment. 🤷🏻‍♀️ Thank you for this interesting video.

@marimayor3639 2 жыл бұрын

Fascinating, thank you!

@professorgraemeyorston 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Mari, glad you enjoyed it.

@greergarlick4675 10 ай бұрын

I have an undiagnosed tick disorder, mainly because I can't find a neurologist to take me seriously. I've also previously been diagnosed with low b12, so I will be told- here, just have a few Injections and you'll be right, I am aware that a b12 deficiency has some of the same symptoms of Tourettes, which makes it harder to be taken seriously- furthermore, it grinds my gears when people ask me if I have autism 😡 like F me, other neurological disorders exist aside from autism, why is that the first diagnosis out of the bag 😡

@tashdegraciafitness 2 жыл бұрын

This is very interesting, enjoyed it very much!

@professorgraemeyorston 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Tash

@emy4stiinta 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Professor, this is an excellent video. Thank you for sharing. Shared on my LinkedIn profile.

@professorgraemeyorston 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Emil, glad you enjoyed it.

@voyaristika5673 8 күн бұрын

His cases weren't translated til 1998? That almost sounds like an oversight--goodness sake. How long did it take you and your colleague to translate all nine? Congratulations on that effort! I really enjoy your work because you give details to familiar topics that add so much to the interest factor. It's a sort of "behind the scenes" look, a backdrop done in a concise and thorough manner perfectly suited for us lay people. Science blended with human interest is irrestible to me. Thank you, and I look forward to more!

@professorgraemeyorston 8 күн бұрын

It was quite a task as Tourette had an odd style of writing - I was stuck with some of his sentences until I got my far more accomplished French speaking colleague on board! Thank you for you comments.

@nickrobinson938 7 ай бұрын

A most interesting documentary and an eye-opener. Excellent work, Professor.

@professorgraemeyorston 7 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it.

@nickrobinson938 6 ай бұрын

The pleaure was all mine. Impresisive research al a good preentation. Thank you very much.@@professorgraemeyorston

@susellis493 Жыл бұрын

Amazing. Your video is like a short course.

@professorgraemeyorston Жыл бұрын

Thanks Sus, I'll be setting the end of term exam soon!

@jamesfahy3963 10 ай бұрын

Fascinating professor. Witnessed cases in my practice of internal medicine over many years. One in particular in Dublin an intern was very badly affected. I suspect facial tics are quite common. I believe it runs in families. In 40 years of internal medicine I have seen one chancre , but have encountered many Chancers.

@professorgraemeyorston 10 ай бұрын

Thank you. I've only seen one chancre as well - in Africa - it's easy to forget how penicillin pretty much removed secondary and tertiary syphilis from Western medicine.

@DefaultName-yf5sd 10 ай бұрын

I am new to your channel, but I thoroughly enjoyed this video, in fact so much, that I am going to watch every video you have made. Can’t wait to get started.

@professorgraemeyorston 10 ай бұрын

Welcome aboard.

@annastark3786 10 ай бұрын

Australian here and i loved the Wombles

@professorgraemeyorston 10 ай бұрын

Glad to hear they reached that far!

@richardshiggins704 10 ай бұрын

Mike Bate I think created much of the associated music and lyrics .

@kellydalstok8900 10 ай бұрын

The Wombles weren’t known in The Netherlands. I only learned about them when the English family I was staying with during the Christmas holidays in 1975 took me to a museum in London that had a small Wombles exhibition.

@professorgraemeyorston 10 ай бұрын

They were very big in the UK.

@lisascenic 9 ай бұрын

I placed a cloth over my screen for the final portion of this fascinating and sad presentation. I suspect this will be my practice for future videos as well.

@catherinejohnson2235 2 жыл бұрын

WOW! Just found your channel. MORE PLEASE!!

@professorgraemeyorston 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Catherine, more to come!

@corinnecepeda7063 10 ай бұрын

I just subscribed. Lovely video!!

@professorgraemeyorston 10 ай бұрын

Thank you, welcome aboard!

@pmajudge 10 ай бұрын

EXCELLENT ! HEARD OF " TOURETTE'S SYNDROME" MANY YEAR'S AGO!! MANY THANKS !! FROM, U.K. (2023).

@professorgraemeyorston 10 ай бұрын

Thank you.

@SupahJim 2 жыл бұрын

Super interesting!

@professorgraemeyorston 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Jim!

@denisetulloch727 15 күн бұрын

Fascinating!

@catherinepositano8544 2 жыл бұрын

Thanyou so much for this Doc...How about doing a vid on King George VI.?...and the process he went through to bring his stuttering under control..the Film...THE KINGS SPEECH...was that the true process used?..I'd love you to expand of all of that...👍🇦🇺👍

@professorgraemeyorston 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Catherine, I'll look into it.

@caroleminke6116 10 ай бұрын

My neighbors middle son used to swear like a sailor while he mowed the lawn ❤️‍🩹 his elder brother was a schizophrenic genius in mathematics @ Williams College while the younger brother was an entrepreneur who liked to set fires… the father had to form their own Boy Scout troop but he never lost hope that they’d lead normal lives someday… I hope they’re all happy❣️

@professorgraemeyorston 10 ай бұрын

Gosh what a fascinating family.

@donnyetta 10 ай бұрын

very interesting, thank you. just subscribed

@professorgraemeyorston 10 ай бұрын

Welcome aboard.

@SoberOKMoments 10 ай бұрын

Very interesting. Thank you.

@professorgraemeyorston 10 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

@louisepotier2784 3 ай бұрын

Thank-you for this information. This is a sad disease where people face ridicule. I wondered a bit about a friend of mind if he might have a small symptom of Tourette. And syphilis, what a horrible horrible disease and to think that many years ago people could live with holes in their head....

@WeRNthisToGetHer 10 ай бұрын

That was really interesting. You did a great job and have a wonderful voice. Thanks for this information. I never knew anything about all this.

@professorgraemeyorston 10 ай бұрын

Thank you.

@22marketst 16 күн бұрын

Many thanks Professor Yorston for your many well-researched and interesting videos. I found this one of particular interest as in my university days I wrote a paper about Ellen West and her 'case' history which revealed so many aspects of how medicine and psychiatry have always been embedded (as they must be) in their socio-historical contexts which were as influential as any biological factors affecting health and wellbeing. It remains fascinating to me that Psychoanalysis and Freud still have any credibility despite the disasters and abuses which the 'treatment' of many people clearly revealed - the image of Freud and his colleague Fleiss stuffing bandages up the nostrils of a female patient and then removing them following infection has never left me - among so many others. Misogyny sadly, has a horrible pathway through the history of western medicine.

@JacobLAScanlon 2 ай бұрын

Great video thanks

@susansongs 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the wonderful video! You references some high statistics for prevalence of tic disorders. Can you share the source of these stats?

@professorgraemeyorston 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Susan, the reference for the prevalence statistics is: Scahill, L., Specht, M., & Page, C. (2014). The prevalence of tic disorders and clinical characteristics in children. Journal of obsessive-compulsive and related disorders, 3(4), 394-400. www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4243175/pdf/nihms-625739.pdf

@eddiereedbigband1 10 ай бұрын

What an insightful and informative video ! Will someone please give me information about the1881 painting of the girl playing the pan flute which appears about midway in this wonderful video ? I must know who painted it and the name of the painting. Warning - I've already done an exhaustive google search. Thank you Professor Yorston.

@professorgraemeyorston 10 ай бұрын

How strange - I cannot find anything on Gaston Renault - not even on French Wikipedia - a real mystery!

@eddiereedbigband1 10 ай бұрын

@@professorgraemeyorston Looks like it was painted during the Pre-Raphilite period. I must resolve the riddle concerning this mysterious painting. Thanks for your help.

@dukecraig2402 10 ай бұрын

Never heard of Wombles, but Slade was a great band.

@professorgraemeyorston 10 ай бұрын

Slightly different genre, but Slade were great!

@MushroomMayhem 3 ай бұрын

This was so interesting!! I stumbled on it while trying to find information on Salpetriere's time as an asylum. Actually, if you have any resources on that or more about the countess, I'd love to have it! Audio if possible, I have chronic pain disorders that make it hard to tip my head to read for long periods. I'm definitely going to check out more of your videos!

@professorgraemeyorston 3 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it. There is very little information on the Marquise that I was able to find.

@chrish2277 2 жыл бұрын

This is wonderful. I have SO enjoyed your videos!!! I know it's been done to death but I would love your take on Henry the 8th and Marie Antoinette and the history of ADHD. I've subscribed and can't wait to see what you publish next. Keep up the fascinating work.

@professorgraemeyorston 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Chris, Henry VIII is definitely on the list and I am planning to cover as many disorders as I can, but I will also look into Marie Antionette. Thanks for the heads up.

@angelsone-five7912 10 ай бұрын

When I lived in Andover (UK) there was a well known postman whom I bumped into one day in the marketplace, he yelled "cu*t" and continued to do so about every 20 seconds. I mentioned him to a workmate and found that he was very well known in the area for pushing letters through your box and yelling his favourite word.

@professorgraemeyorston 10 ай бұрын

At least it is better understood nowadays.

@sukorileakbatt294 2 жыл бұрын

Prof Yorston, I would be very interested in getting my hands on a copy of your translation of Mr. Tourettes nine Case Histories. Please advise as to how I would go about this. Thank you very much for this video I found it most informative.

@professorgraemeyorston 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Sukori. It was published in the journal History of Psychiatry: Hist Psychiatry . 1998 Mar;9(33):97-101. doi: 10.1177/0957154X9800903307. Any problems please contact me by LinkedIn.

@alistairmcelwee7467 10 ай бұрын

We had the Wombles in Mew Zealand. But, I think that shouting out, “remember you’re a Womble” would have gotten much admiration from us….

@professorgraemeyorston 10 ай бұрын

Glad to hear they made it to the Antipodes!

@doreekaplan2589 10 ай бұрын

My cousins son has it. He lives on his own and rides a bike for transportation in Los Angeles

@professorgraemeyorston 10 ай бұрын

Good for him.

@nonaknight9491 10 ай бұрын

Very informative Video. I am over 80yrs old and your video has answered a my 1945yr old question. What was wrong with an ugly woman’s nose, or the remaining black hole !

@sannakarppinen4163 10 ай бұрын

My son has tourettes and i m happy to learn it`s history

@professorgraemeyorston 10 ай бұрын

Thank you, I'm glad it was helpful.

@the_bigdaddy420 2 жыл бұрын

Im interested to know what the greeks or romans etc thought of it

@professorgraemeyorston 2 жыл бұрын

I'm not aware of any descriptions of Tourette's syndrome in the classical literature - but I will be covering Greek and Roman ideas about other neurological and mental health issues on my channel at some ploint.

@the_bigdaddy420 2 жыл бұрын

@@professorgraemeyorston thank you for telling me

@kath5201 10 ай бұрын

My Brother has mild Tourettes. This is interesting!!

@professorgraemeyorston 10 ай бұрын

Thank you.

@oo0Spyder0oo 8 ай бұрын

This is a good example of when people claim life was better x decades ago. Imagine how many people must have spent their lives in institutions, treated like cattle, experimented on or given dreadful shock treatment to fix them.

@VaughanMcCue 6 ай бұрын

The Satie music is very fitting, and thanks for providing a well-considered doctor. Regards from a Western Australian viewer.

@professorgraemeyorston 6 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

@nledaig 11 ай бұрын

You have to learn to swear so it is unlike all the other involuntary symptoms

@professorgraemeyorston 11 ай бұрын

Interesting point!

@LauraArcher-bv7kc 10 ай бұрын

I've wondered about that. If a person with tourettes hasn't been exposed to swear words I'm sure they wouldn't swear.

@traceyolsen308 9 ай бұрын

There was some form of inoculation against smallpox(?) which involved pricking the skin and transferring a weakened form of it (or cowpox)? from one subject to another but this could also transfer syphilis and leprosy ...this form of inoculation was happening in the Victorian period and earlier(?), roughly how many extra cases of these diseases were transmitted this way? Sorry for being so vague , I heard about this at a lecture in The Royal Society many years ago.

@kevindaly1445 10 ай бұрын

What is the name of the classical music played in the intro, around the 30 second mark?

@professorgraemeyorston 10 ай бұрын

It is Gnossienne No 1 by Erik Satie.

@greergarlick4675 10 ай бұрын

I was getting into this, unfortunately- I got 9 minutes in and had to quit as it was triggering a tick 😒

@professorgraemeyorston 10 ай бұрын

Apologies - I should have made the warnings clearer.

@PeriwinklePotter 10 ай бұрын

💖💖💖

@professorgraemeyorston 10 ай бұрын

Thanks Periwinkle.

@afwalker1921 11 ай бұрын

Ooops! I just subscribed, so you're stuck with me! Now... educate me!!!

@professorgraemeyorston 11 ай бұрын

There are 100 videos to choose from - take your pick.

@AdrienneReneau-ky4sc 3 ай бұрын

Great French translation how this syndrome could be confused with Masterbation is weird

@professorgraemeyorston 3 ай бұрын

It was the dominance of psychoanalytic thinking, especially in the USA.

@afwalker1921 11 ай бұрын

"Copralalia" shall be the title of my next album...

@professorgraemeyorston 11 ай бұрын

Looking forward to it!

@DawnDavidson 10 ай бұрын

😂 should be a great title!

@lukecarey613 10 ай бұрын

An Australian band called You Am I beat you to it in the 1990s 🎸 🎤

@afwalker1921 10 ай бұрын

@@lukecarey613 Dang it!

@villasambabrasil8737 10 ай бұрын

@@afwalker1921Don't worry, I've heard it, it's a load of crap 👍

@chrispbacon3042 10 ай бұрын

👍

@professorgraemeyorston 10 ай бұрын

Thanks

@DrexelGregory 10 ай бұрын

The thumbnail is the Eiffel Tourette

@professorgraemeyorston 10 ай бұрын

Boom Boom!

@minbannister3625 11 ай бұрын

Jack Douglas made his living from this disorder. Cha...fwehey.

@professorgraemeyorston 11 ай бұрын

Thank you.

@user-pl6wk3wg6d Жыл бұрын

This only confirms an opinion one has always had, mainly that the practitioners of psychiatry (and neurology) are the prime victims (or exponents) of their own theories: they are invariably 'Alfa males', over-ambitious, highly intelligent, neurotic, demanding, over-bearing, dominant and exhibiting all the traits of a Type D personality! I did not 'throw into the mix' the word' egocentric, but that also comes 'with the packager'. As a result their marriages (wives and children) all suffer from this type of character. But so long as they are 'praised' for their careers and are given rewards in high salaries, or fees for lectures and treating patients, they are 'happy campers'. God forbid anyone that has to live, or co-habit, with them!

@professorgraemeyorston Жыл бұрын

That is true for some - but I know hundreds of psychiatrists who are not like this.

@carolnorton2551 10 ай бұрын

@9:19 "This is not a picture of her , as we don't have one".....so who is it , and why show it ?

@professorgraemeyorston 10 ай бұрын

Better than a blank screen

@catrinblack8097 10 ай бұрын

Oh dear you forgot Laughing ¨did anyone remember laughter´ so sorry but hald of your list are normal behaviours that we all do involuntary. And to be really honest I talk to myself loudly all the time. That is how creative people organise their thoughts. What is wrong with that? I just loved when little ipod thingies came to the world for our ears so it looks like we are talking on the telephone! It isnt it is our deep desire to connect with our inner being, Tourettes can be somones bad psychological game that can hurt our neurological system. To not understand our interconnectedness and be thoughtful and kind is a real example of not being able to stop projecting thoughtless actions unto the Other. Alll real concepts and relatedness well documented by academia. So a dumb docco.

@professorgraemeyorston 10 ай бұрын

I'm sorry, I haven't enabled you to understand anything about Tourette Syndrome.

@AdrienneReneau-ky4sc 3 ай бұрын

USA PSYCHOANALYSIS I don't like for Social Actvity I TELL them I GO TO CHURCH