Barnes Akathisia Rating Scale
Barnes Akathisia Rating Scale (Barnes 1989): the objective, awareness, and distress items plus a 0-5 global clinical rating of drug-induced akathisia.
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Example
- Objective akathisia
- 2 — moderate/frequent
- Subjective awareness of restlessness
- 2 — moderate/frequent
- Subjective distress from restlessness
- 1 — mild/occasional
- Global clinical rating
- 3 — moderate akathisia
Result: Barnes global rating 3/5: moderate akathisia (objective + subjective subtotal 5/9).
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What the result means
- Subtotals
- objective restlessness, subjective awareness, and subjective distress each 0-3 (summed 0-9).
- Global
- the global clinical assessment: 0 absent, 1 questionable, 2 mild, 3 moderate, 4 marked, 5 severe akathisia.
What you enter
- Objective akathisia (0-3)
- Subjective awareness of restlessness (0-3)
- Subjective distress from restlessness (0-3)
- Global clinical rating (0-5)
How this is calculated
Barnes TRE. A rating scale for drug-induced akathisia. Br J Psychiatry. 1989;154:672-676. Read the source ↗
A reference and educational tool. Not medical, legal, or financial advice, and not a substitute for clinician judgment.