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Is my patient at increased risk of tardive dyskinesia?

Question from a MemberĀ (emphasis in red added by us): I have a 16-year-old patient who has tried several atypicals for bipolar disorder (and lithium). He has done well with cariprazine but developed an oral dyskinesia (slurred his speech), which resolved with benztropine. He also had a withdrawal dyskinesia from abruptly stopping quetiapine. Is it true…

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