STANDARDIZED VIDEOTAPED PROCEDURE FOR EVALUATING WITHDRAWAL-EMERGENT TARDIVE-DYSKINESIA IN A PUBLIC RESIDENTIAL FACILITY

Two videotaping procedures (one-camera and two-camera) for assessing t ardive dyskinesia (TD) and stereotypies were contrasted. Videotapes we re subsequently rated utilizing the Dyskinesia Identification System-C ondensed User Scale, which was developed in the context of a neurolept ic drug withdrawal regimen to assess abnormal involuntary movements in a developmentally disabled population. Results suggest that both vide otaping procedures are able to detect TD-like movements, but that more movements are detected with the two-camera procedure (full-view and c lose-up) than with the one-camera (full-view only) procedure. These pr ocedures are applicable to clinical settings for TD monitoring.