title: [Prevalence of tardive dyskinesia among inpatients in psychiatric hospitals in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil].
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Hospital Universitário Professor Edgard Santos (HUPES), Universidade Federal da Bahia (UFBA), Salvador, Brasil.
authors.forename: A S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Andrade Filho
authors.forename: S R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Santos
authors.forename: C L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Medeiros
authors.forename: C C
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Carneiro
authors.forename: F L
authors.initials: FL
authors.lastname: Figueiroa
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Silva
authors.forename: W A
authors.initials: WA
authors.lastname: Dunningham
mesh_terms: 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
vernacular_title: Prevalência de discinesia tardia em pacientes internados nos hospitais psiquiátricos de Salvador, Bahia, Brasil.