METHOD FOR SUPPORTING MEDICAL DECISIONS ON SELECTION OF ANTIPSYCHOTIC THERAPY IN PATIENTS WITH SCHIZOPHRENIA IN ORDER TO PREVENT AKATHISIA Russian patent published in 2021 - IPC A61B5/107 A61B5/16 

FIELD: medicine.

SUBSTANCE: invention relates to medicine, in particular to psychiatry, and can be used to prevent the onset of akathisia in patients with schizophrenia on selection of an antipsychotic drug. The age of manifestation of schizophrenia, the duration of the disease, the overall score on the PANSS scale, the Tanner index and the waist circumference are determined. At the simultaneous value of the combination of indicators of: 1 – age of manifestation of schizophrenia of 19 years and earlier and the duration of the disease of 24 years and more; 2 – age of manifestation of schizophrenia of 19 and earlier and the duration of the disease of 4 years and less; 3 – age of manifestation of schizophrenia of 20 years and later, the Tanner index of 76 and greater; 4 – age of manifestation of schizophrenia of 20 years to 43 years, the Tanner index of 76 and greater, the overall score on the PANSS scale of 92 and the waist circumference from 77 cm to 102 cm, a high probability of development of akathisia is predicted and drugs with a low risk of onset of akathisia are prescribed.

EFFECT: ensures prediction of the probability of akathisia for supporting the medical decision on selection of antipsychotic therapy in patients with schizophrenia by evaluating a set of the most significant indicators.

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