This is an extract from a training video for psychiatrists and medics. It details involuntary abnormal movements. It is worth noting that these movements are all drug-induced, primarily by neuroleptic medication (i.e., antipsychotic medication such as chlorpromazine, Stelazine, and so forth) and often do not resolve upon cessation of the medication.
These kinds of movements are often associated with “madness”, but so few people realise that they are iatrogenic in origin (i.e., induced by the treatment, not the problem being treated) and serve to add immeasurably to the individual’s problems.
Summary: Two clinical video clips about tardive dyskinesia, a movement disorder. The first is a training video showing involuntary facial and jaw movements and explaining how an examiner scores them, including the effect of activating exercises such as finger tapping. The second is a consultation in which a patient describes tongue and mouth movements that began a year earlier, discussed alongside tardive dystonia.
