Incidence and predictors of acute akathisia in severely ill patients with first-episode schizophrenia treated with aripiprazole or risperidone: secondary analysis of an observational study

Rationale In the antipsychotictreatment of schizophrenia with little medication history, especially in drug-naivecases, predictors of side effects are important. However, predictors of antipsychotic-induced akathisiaremain unclear.