Identifying Tardive Dyskinesia: Risk Factors, Functional Impact, and Diagnostic Tools.

Identifying Tardive Dyskinesia: Risk Factors, Functional Impact, and Diagnostic Tools.
J Clin Psychiatry. 2020 Jan 14;81(1):
Authors: Saklad SR
Abstract
Tardive dyskinesia (TD) is an involuntary movement disorder induced by dopamine-receptor blocking agents (DRBAs), including antipsychotics. Because the introduction of second-generation antipsychotics has reduced but not eliminated the risk for TD as had been hoped, recognizing and treating TD are important skills for clinicians. Many patients rely on DRBAs for chronic conditions. To minimize the risk of patients' involuntary movements becoming permanent, they must be detected early and treated. To improve the early recognition and diagnosis of TD, clinicians must know the risk factors, understand the functional impairment, regularly and systematically assess their patients, and appropriately apply diagnostic criteria.
PMID: 31944066 [PubMed - in process]

Source: Journal of Clinical Psychiatry - January 18, 2020 Category: Psychiatry Tags: J Clin Psychiatry Source Type: research