as introduced - 93rd Legislature (2023 - 2024) Posted on 05/01/2024 09:18am
A House resolution
designating May 5 to 11, 2024, as Tardive Dyskinesia Awareness Week
WHEREAS, many people with serious mental health conditions, such as bipolar disorder,
major depression, schizophrenia, and schizoaffective disorder, or gastrointestinal disorders, including
gastroparesis, nausea, and vomiting, may be treated with medications that work as dopamine receptor
blocking agents (DRBAs), including antipsychotics; and
WHEREAS, while ongoing treatment with these medications can be necessary, prolonged
use can also lead to tardive dyskinesia (TD), an involuntary movement disorder that is characterized
by uncontrollable, abnormal, and repetitive movements of the face, torso, or other body parts; and
WHEREAS, it is estimated that TD affects approximately 600,000 people in the United
States, and approximately 70 percent of people with TD have not been diagnosed, making it important
to raise awareness about the symptoms and impact of TD because even mild symptoms of TD can
have physical, social, and emotional consequences; and
WHEREAS, it is important that people taking DRBAs be monitored for TD, as regular
screening for TD in these patients is recommended by the American Psychiatric Association; and
WHEREAS, clinical research has led to the availability of two treatments for adults with TD
by the United States Food and Drug Administration; and
WHEREAS, the Minnesota Legislature can raise awareness of tardive dyskinesia in the public
and medical community; NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of the State of Minnesota that it
designates May 5 to 11, 2024, as Tardive Dyskinesia Awareness Week and encourages each
individual in the state of Minnesota to become better informed about and aware of tardive dyskinesia.