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44 2023 ASSEMBLY JOINT RESOLUTIO N 33
55 April 18, 2023 - Introduced by Representatives ROZAR, C. ANDERSON, DRAKE,
66 EMERSON, MAGNAFICI, MOSES, MURPHY, OHNSTAD, SHANKLAND and SINICKI,
77 cosponsored by Senators CABRAL-GUEVARA and FELZKOWSKI. Referred to
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1010 Relating to: proclaiming May 1 to 7, 2023, as Tardive Dyskinesia Awareness Week
1111 in Wisconsin.
1212 Whereas, many people with serious mental health conditions, such as bipolar
1313 disorder, major depression, schizophrenia, and schizoaffective disorder, or
1414 gastrointestinal disorders, including gastroparesis, nausea, and vomiting, may be
1515 treated with medications that work as dopamine receptor blocking agents (DRBAs),
1616 including antipsychotics; and
1717 Whereas, while ongoing treatment with these medications can be necessary,
1818 prolonged use can also lead to tardive dyskinesia (TD), an involuntary movement
1919 disorder that is characterized by uncontrollable, abnormal, and repetitive
2020 movements of the face, torso, or other body parts; and
2121 Whereas, it is estimated that TD affects approximately 600,000 people in the
2222 United States, and approximately 70 percent of people with TD have not been
2323 diagnosed, making it important to raise awareness about the symptoms and impact
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4141 of TD because even mild symptoms of TD can have physical, social, and emotional
4242 consequences; and
4343 Whereas, it is important that people taking DRBA medication be monitored for
4444 TD. Regular screening for TD in these patients is recommended by the American
4545 Psychiatric Association; and
4646 Whereas, clinical research has led to the availability of two treatments for
4747 adults with TD approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration; and
4848 Whereas, the legislature can raise awareness of TD in the public and medical
4949 community; now, therefore, be it
5050 Resolved by the assembly, the senate concurring, That the legislature does
5151 hereby proclaim May 1 to 7, 2023, to be Tardive Dyskinesia Awareness Week in
5252 Wisconsin; and be it further
5353 Resolved, That the legislature encourages each individual in the state of
5454 Wisconsin to become better informed about and aware of tardive dyskinesia.
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