Psychiatrists continue to prescribe antipsychotic drugs despite research finding that 20%-30% of patients taking the drugs will develop potentially disabling and permanent involuntary muscle movements ...

Underdiagnosis still a problem despite improved assessment tools ...

Tardive dyskinesia, or TD, is a drug-induced movement disorder that can occur in individuals taking certain medications that block dopamine receptors in the brain. Most commonly, cases of TD are ...

Tardive dyskinesia (TD) can cause repetitive, uncontrolled movements in the face and body. It’s most often linked to long-term use of dopamine receptor blockers like antipsychotics. Up to 20% to 50% ...

Tardive dyskinesia (TD) is a rare movement disorder linked to long-term use of certain medications, especially dopamine receptor-blocking drugs like antipsychotics. Early TD symptoms often start with ...

A common medication side effect can cause severe restlessness, anxiety, and aggression and can be mistaken for a psychiatric ...

It's not withdrawal, it's a relapse of your illness. This is what many people trying to stop their antipsychotic drugs are told when seeking support to get off the medication. Antipsychotics are a ...

Most physical disorders such as heart disease or muscular dystrophy have well-defined boundaries. Clinicians from across the globe regularly revise disease definitions to be on the same page as far as ...