Tardive dyskinesia: Analysis of outpatients with schizophrenia from Africa and the Middle East, Asia, Central and Eastern Europe, and Latin America.
Author: Kasper, S., Lowry, A.J., Hodge, A., Bitter, I., Dossenbach, M.
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Schizophrenia Research. 2006 Jan Vol 81(2-3) 139-143
The point prevalence of Tardive Dyskinesia (TD) in schizophrenia outpatients (n = 6981) participating in a study of health outcomes was 8.9%. Duration of diagnosis, age, and prior use of typical antipsychotics were diagnostic indicators of TD in this population, with male sex further increasing risk. This study provides new data in a non-Western population with a unique regional geography comparison.