LRB-2616/1
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2023 - 2024 LEGISLATURE
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.
AJR33,1,2
1Relating to: proclaiming May 1 to 7, 2023, as Tardive Dyskinesia Awareness Week
2in Wisconsin.
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Whereas, many people with serious mental health conditions, such as bipolar
4disorder, major depression, schizophrenia, and schizoaffective disorder, or
5gastrointestinal disorders, including gastroparesis, nausea, and vomiting, may be
6treated with medications that work as dopamine receptor blocking agents (DRBAs),
7including antipsychotics; and
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Whereas, while ongoing treatment with these medications can be necessary,
9prolonged use can also lead to tardive dyskinesia (TD), an involuntary movement
10disorder that is characterized by uncontrollable, abnormal, and repetitive
11movements of the face, torso, or other body parts; and
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Whereas, it is estimated that TD affects approximately 600,000 people in the
13United States, and approximately 70 percent of people with TD have not been
14diagnosed, making it important to raise awareness about the symptoms and impact
1of TD because even mild symptoms of TD can have physical, social, and emotional
2consequences; and
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Whereas, it is important that people taking DRBA medication be monitored for
4TD. Regular screening for TD in these patients is recommended by the American
5Psychiatric Association; and
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Whereas, clinical research has led to the availability of two treatments for
7adults with TD approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration; and
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Whereas, the legislature can raise awareness of TD in the public and medical
9community; now, therefore, be it
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10Resolved by the
assembly, the senate concurring, That the legislature does
11hereby proclaim May 1 to 7, 2023, to be Tardive Dyskinesia Awareness Week in
12Wisconsin; and be it further
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13Resolved, That the legislature encourages each individual in the state of
14Wisconsin to become better informed about and aware of tardive dyskinesia.
