Living with Tardive Dyskinesia: Understanding the Patient Experience

After a brief overview of tardive dyskinesia, this targeted narrative review will examine the psychosocial consequences of tardive dyskinesia on patients' daily lives, including stigma, social withdrawal, and quality of life, as well as impact on physical functioning.The extant literature on the impact of tardive dyskinesia on patients and their caregivers is described and summarized, including how patients with tardive dyskinesia perceive the severity and impact of their motor symptoms and whether this aligns with clinical observations by their treaters.