Empowering Through Education: Talking TD with Your Patients
In this video, PA Williams highlights the critical role of patient education and communication in managing Tardive Dyskinesia (TD). He urges healthcare providers to prepare patients to discuss movement at every visit and ensure patients understand the risks associated with dopamine-receptor blocking agents. The video presents tools like worksheets to track movement patterns and encourages shared decision-making to foster patient engagement in their treatment.
PA Williams also shares compelling statistics on how TD affects patients socially, emotionally, and physically, stressing the need to monitor its impact on quality of life. Ultimately, he aims to equip healthcare providers with the skills to support patients in managing TD effectively while setting realistic treatment goals.
Key Takeaways:
- Make patients aware of the risk of Tardive Dyskinesia (TD) and prepare them to discuss movement at every visit.
- Check on the impact TD is having on patients’ quality of life and mental health.
- Treat TD with a goal of decreasing AIMS score by 50%.
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References and Additional Resources:
What Does Tardive Dyskinesia Look Like? Talk about TD patient website. Accessed August 5, 2025. https://www.talkabouttd.com/tardive-dyskinesia-td-stories
Neurocrine Biosciences. Do you have body movements you can’t control? January 2025. Accessed August 5, 2025. https://www.talkabouttd.com/pdfs/Patient_Brochure.pdf
Support for Tardive Dyskinesia (TD). Talk about TD patient website. Accessed August 5, 2025. https://www.talkabouttd.com/carepartner-support-for-tardive-dyskinesia-td
Tardive dyskinesia has significant burden on patient quality of life, worsening the development and treatment of underlying psychiatric conditions. Ccjm.org. Accessed August 5, 2025. https://www.ccjm.org/page/mds-2023/td-quality-of-life
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