Neuroleptic-induced Movement Disorders A Comprehensive Survey Yassa Nair Jeste

Cambridge University Press

Neuroleptic-induced Movement DisordersA Comprehensive Survey\nAuthor(s): Ramzy Yassa, N. P. V. Nair, Dilip V. Jeste\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Cambridge University Press, United Kingdom\nImprint: Cambridge University Press\nISBN-13: 9780521033527, 978-0521033527\nSynopsis\nNeuroleptics, the most widely prescribed group of psychotropic drugs, are indispensable in the management of a majority of patients with schizophrenia, as well as other psychoses, yet they have not proved to be an unmixed blessing. They are associated with troublesome adverse effects, of which movement disorders are the most serious in terms of frequency, persistence and overall impact on the well-being of patients and care-givers. This book was prepared with the aim of improving understanding and clinical management of these iatrogenic conditions. It deals with historical, clinical and neurobiological aspects of tardive dyskinesia and related movement disorders such as parkinsonism, dystonia and akathisia. Sec.