The Most Successful Way to Eliminate Tardive Dyskinesia Is

question 59

Multiple Choice

The most successful way to eliminate tardive dyskinesia is:

• A) to stop the antipsychotic medication.
• B) to use anti-Parkinsonian drugs to treat the side effects.
• C) to ignore it; it will go away eventually.
• D) to increase the dose of antipsychotic medication.

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