The case-based survey assessed practice, knowledge, and attitudes of psychiatrists and neurologists, including a subset of movement disorder specialists in the
- The prevalence of TD continues to be underestimated
- Over time, more respondents are considering pharmacologic therapy as initial management for patients with TD and opting for a VMAT2 inhibitor to manage TD movements
- The most common patient complaints prompting treatment for TD were patient embarrassment/social anxiety and effect on quality of life
- The most significant perceived barrier to optimal management of TD continues to be apprehension of losing control of the patient's underlying psychiatric symptoms
"These survey findings demonstrate the continued importance of education for clinicians in the proactive screening, recognition, and treatment of TD as standard of care for at-risk populations," said Eiry W. Roberts, MD, Chief Medical Officer at
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Tardive dyskinesia (TD) is a movement disorder that is characterized by uncontrollable, abnormal, and repetitive movements of the face, torso and/or other body parts, which may be disruptive and negatively impact patients. The condition is associated with taking certain kinds of mental health medicines (like antipsychotics) that help control dopamine receptors in the brain. Taking antipsychotics commonly prescribed to treat mental illnesses such as depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorder, and certain medications to treat upset stomach, nausea and vomiting are associated with TD. In patients with TD, these treatments are thought to result in irregular dopamine signaling in a region of the brain that controls movement. The symptoms of TD can be severe and are often persistent and irreversible. TD is estimated to affect approximately 600,000 people in the
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