Register today for a webinar on the importance of women’s mental health care and the stigma women with movement disorders face as they age. 

Join the Movement Disorders Policy Coalition for a virtual event in support of Tardive Dyskinesia Awareness Week to highlight and normalize discussions about drug induced movement disorders. Confirmed and invited speakers include:

• Moderator: Josie Cooper, Executive Director, Movement Disorder Policy Coalition

• Dr. Leslie Lundt, Medical Director, Neurocrine Biosciences

• Tardive Dyskinesia Patient

• Assemblymember Cristina Garcia (D-58) – California Legislative Women’s Caucus (invited)

• Senator Nancy Skinner (D-9) – Vice Chair, California Legislative Women’s Caucus (invited)

• Assemblymember Marie Waldron (R-57) – California State Assembly

A condition like Tardive Dyskinesia (TD) can be devastating to a woman’s confidence and mental health. TD is a movement disorder characterized by uncontrollable, abnormal, and repetitive movements of the face, torso, and/or other body parts. TD may develop after a few months of taking medication to treat bipolar depression, depression, or schizophrenia and affects over 500,000 people in the United States.

Mature women are particularly at risk, and post-menopausal women with a history of depression are the number one demographic for TD. The uncontrollable movements are disruptive to their lives, having a particularly negative impact on emotional and social well-being.