Preliminary communication clinical impressions on the lower prevalence of tardive dyskinesia in Egypt

ABSTRACT

Tardive dyskinesia is abnormal movements that occur as a late complication of neuroleptics. The etiology has not been yet settled. The prevalence of T.D. ranges in different populations from 0.5% up to 56%. Egyptian psychiatrists have observed that T.D. is rarely seen in clinical practice. The possible factors that might underly this clinical impression are discussed. Operational definitions as well as rating scales are supplied to encourage future research in this condition in Egypt