Overcoming barriers to effective management of tardive dyskinesia

Stanley N Caroff Corporal Michael J Crescenz VA Medical Center, and the Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA Abstract: Tardive dyskinesia (TD) is a heterogeneous syndrome of involuntary hyperkinetic movements that is often persistent and occurs belatedly d...

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Autor principal: Caroff SN
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Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2019
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Sumario:Stanley N Caroff Corporal Michael J Crescenz VA Medical Center, and the Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA Abstract: Tardive dyskinesia (TD) is a heterogeneous syndrome of involuntary hyperkinetic movements that is often persistent and occurs belatedly during treatment with antipsychotics. Recent approval of two dopamine-depleting analogs of tetrabenazine based on randomized controlled trials offers an evidence-based therapeutic approach to TD for the first time. These agents are optimally used within the context of a comprehensive approach to patient management that includes a practical screening and monitoring program, sensitive and specific criteria for the diagnosis of TD, awareness of the severity and impact of the disorder, informed discussions with patients and caregivers, and a rational basis for prescribing decisions about continued antipsychotic and adjunctive agents. Areas of limited or inconclusive data, bias and misunderstandings about key aspects, and neglect of training about TD in recent years contribute to barriers in providing effective care and promoting patient safety. Keywords: tardive dyskinesia, valbenazine, deutetrabenazine, tetrabenazine vesicular monoamine transporter inhibitors, antipsychotics, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, major depressive disorder, drug-induced movement disorders