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Tardive Dyskinesia: A Prevalence Study In An Outpatient Population, Virginia J. Ravizza
Tardive Dyskinesia: A Prevalence Study In An Outpatient Population, Virginia J. Ravizza
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The purpose of this prevalence study was to assess the occurrence of tardive dyskinesia among a chronically mentally ill sample of a suburban mental health clinic. The participants in this study were selected from clients of a suburban mental health clinic who agreed to participate in this prevalence study. There were 45 participants--17 males and 28 females.
The Abnormal Involuntary Movement Scale (AIMS) was selected as the instrument to measure the abnormal involuntary movements exhibited by the participants of the study on the day of testing. The testing occurred during a specific time period, June 8, 1987 to July 2, …