Tardive dyskinesia – how is it prevented and treated?

Autor: Denise Duncan, David Taylor, H W McConnell
Rok vydání: 1997
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Zdroj: Psychiatric Bulletin. 21:422-425
ISSN: 1472-1473
0955-6036
DOI: 10.1192/pb.21.7.422
Popis: Tardive dyskinesia (TD), literally meaning a late occurring, abnormal movement disorder, was first described by Schonecker in 1957, about five years after the discovery of chlorpromazine (cited in Kane, 1992). TD generally occurs after long-term antipsychotic therapy: Kane et al (1984) reported that the incidence was increased with each subsequent year of exposure to antipsychotics, starting with an incidence of 5% after one year of exposure and increasing by 5% each subsequent year. Certainly, the prevalence of TD has increased over the last 20 years, probably as the result of more patients being exposed to antipsychotics for longer periods.
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