Functional analysis of tardive dyskinesia: implications for assessment and treatment

J Appl Behav Anal. 2005 Summer;38(2):239-42. doi: 10.1901/jaba.2005.53-04.

Abstract

We conducted an analogue functional analysis contrasting motor tasks with varying types of social consequences for movements associated with tardive dyskinesia (TD) in 2 men who had been diagnosed with developmental disabilities and TD. Our findings suggest that TD-related movements were not a function of social reinforcement contingencies. However, motor-activation tasks decreased TD-related movements, suggesting a possible novel intervention.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Antipsychotic Agents / administration & dosage
  • Antipsychotic Agents / adverse effects*
  • Clozapine / administration & dosage
  • Clozapine / adverse effects*
  • Dyskinesia, Drug-Induced* / etiology
  • Dyskinesia, Drug-Induced* / physiopathology
  • Dyskinesia, Drug-Induced* / therapy
  • Humans
  • Intellectual Disability / drug therapy*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged

Substances

  • Antipsychotic Agents
  • Clozapine