[Prevalence of tardive dyskinesia among inpatients in psychiatric hospitals in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil].
The authors present a cross-study on the occurrence of tardive dyskinesia (TD) among inpatients of psychiatric units of the city of Salvador during the month of September, 1992. After reviewing the literature, they comment the average prevalence found for TD: 1.65% in a population of 2,115 patients using a protocol based on the Simpson Scale.
Andrade Filho
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Hospital Universitário Professor Edgard Santos (HUPES), Universidade Federal da Bahia (UFBA), Salvador, Brasil.
Santos
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Medeiros
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Carneiro
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Figueiroa
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Silva
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Dunningham
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D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D004409:Dyskinesia, Drug-Induced / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D006778:Hospitals, Psychiatric; D006801:Humans; D007297:Inpatients; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015995:Prevalence; D012737:Sex Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
Prevalência de discinesia tardia em pacientes internados nos hospitais psiquiátricos de Salvador, Bahia, Brasil.