Fast Five Quiz: Tardive Dyskinesia Management

Christoph U. Correll, MD

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June 28, 2023

Tardive dyskinesia (TD) is a movement disorder characterized by involuntary movements of the tongue, lips, face, trunk, and extremities. Because TD most often occurs in patients treated with long-term antidopaminergic medications, clinicians should use the lowest effective dose for the shortest duration of therapy possible.

First-line management of TD is withdrawal of antipsychotic medication, if feasible. Unfortunately, for many patients with serious mental illness, discontinuation of antipsychotics is not possible owing to disease relapse.

What strategies can be used to manage TD? Test your knowledge with this quick quiz.

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