Posted by alexandra_k on July 26, 2005, at 22:07:36
In reply to yup, posted by med_empowered on July 26, 2005, at 1:33:26
Though Frith in "The Cognitive Neuropsychology of Schizophrenia" maintains that we don't really know whether TD is something that happens due to progressive brain deterioration over the course of the illness or whether TD is something that happens in response to brain deterioration that is caused by anti-psychotics.
I don't know if he is 'very radical' in suggesting this.
He just says that there isn't much of a way to tell at present. We only get a good look at the brain on autopsy and it is unethical to withold anti-psychotics so we can see whether rates of TD go down.
Apparantly TD symptoms have been reported BEFORE the development of AP's. But maybe they make the liklihood of developing TD a bit higher...
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