Barnes Akathisia Scale

The Barnes Akathisia Scale (commonly known as BAS or BARS) is a rating scale that is administered by physicians and other healthcare professionals to assess the severity of drug-induced akathisia.^[1] The Barnes Akathisia Scale is the most widely used rating scale for akathisia. This scale includes objective and subjective items such as the level of the patient's restlessness.

Barnes Akathisia Scale
Synonyms	BARS
Purpose	assess the severity of drug-induced akathisia

See also

• Diagnostic classification and rating scales used in psychiatry