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2023 ASSEMBLY JOINT RESOLUTIO N 33
April 18, 2023 - Introduced by Representatives ROZAR, C. ANDERSON, DRAKE,
EMERSON, MAGNAFICI, MOSES, MURPHY, OHNSTAD, SHANKLAND and SINICKI,
cosponsored by Senators CABRAL-GUEVARA and FELZKOWSKI. Referred to
Committee on Rules.
***AUTHORS SUBJECT TO CHANGE***
Relating to: proclaiming May 1 to 7, 2023, as Tardive Dyskinesia Awareness Week
in Wisconsin.
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
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of TD because even mild symptoms of TD can have physical, social, and emotional
consequences; and
Whereas, it is important that people taking DRBA medication be monitored for
TD. 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 approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration; and
Whereas, the legislature can raise awareness of TD in the public and medical
community; now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the assembly, the senate concurring, That the legislature does
hereby proclaim May 1 to 7, 2023, to be Tardive Dyskinesia Awareness Week in
Wisconsin; and be it further
Resolved, That the legislature encourages each individual in the state of
Wisconsin to become better informed about and aware of tardive dyskinesia.
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