A 26-Year-Old Man Is Hospitalized After He Was Found in the Park

A 26-year-old man is hospitalized after he was found in the park shouting and laughing to himself.  He insists on wearing a cap lined with several layers of aluminum foil and explains that the hat prevents laser beams from reprogramming his mind.  For the past 3 years, the patient has been hearing the voices of his deceased mother, the devil, and a world-famous singer.  He has had one previous psychiatric hospitalization, during which he responded well to haloperidol.  However, the patient stopped the medication shortly after discharge because he did not like the way it made him feel.  A decision is made to administer a second-generation antipsychotic medication.  Compared with first-generation antipsychotics, this class of medication is associated with which of the following?

A) Greater efficacy in the treatment of positive psychotic symptoms
B) Greater risk of anticholinergic effects
C) Greater risk of tardive dyskinesia
D) Lower risk of acute dystonia
E) Lower risk of metabolic adverse effects
F) Lower risk of seizures

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