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The effect of tardive dyskinesia on body weight
Author(s) -
Yassa R.,
Nair N.P.V.
Publication year - 1987
Publication title -
acta psychiatrica scandinavica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.849
H-Index - 146
eISSN - 1600-0447
pISSN - 0001-690X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0447.1987.tb02776.x
Subject(s) - tardive dyskinesia , dyskinesia , body weight , trunk , medicine , weight loss , rating scale , psychology , physical therapy , anesthesia , psychiatry , obesity , schizophrenia (object oriented programming) , developmental psychology , parkinson's disease , ecology , disease , biology
— The effect of tardive dyskinesia (TD) on body weight has been studied longitudinally in 14 subjects suffering from severe TD, as rated by the Smith Rating Scale. Patients with trunk and extremity movements showed no reduction in their body weight. However, three of four patients who exhibited respiratory TD, with or without oesophageal involvement, were found to have a significant reduction in their body weight after the appearance of TD, as compared to their condition before.