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Tardive Dystonia

The Benefits of Time

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

S. J. Cooper ,
M. M. Doherty  and
D. J. King
S. J. Cooper*
Affiliation:
Department of Mental Health, The Queen's University of Belfast, Whitla Medical Building, 97 Lisburn Road, Belfast BT9 7BL
M. M. Doherty
Affiliation:
Department of Mental Health, The Queen's University of Belfast
D. J. King
Affiliation:
Department of Therapeutics and Pharmacology, The Queen's University of Belfast
*
∗Correspondence
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Abstract

Tardive dystonia is a rare movement disorder. We outline the development of tardive dystonia in a young schizopohrenic, and demonstrate the importance of applying a double-blind, placebo-controlled, crossover trial of any putative successful treatment.

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Brief Report
Information
The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 155 , Issue 1 , July 1989 , pp. 113 - 115
Copyright
Copyright © The Royal College of Psychiatrists 

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