| BARS | Barnes Akathisia Rating Scale |
| BMI | Body mass index |
| DSM-IV | Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition |
| EPS | Extrapyramidal side effects |
| ESRS | Extrapyramidal Symptom Rating Scale |
| FGAs | Typical or first-generation antipsychotics |
| 5-HT | 5-hydroxytryptamine; Serotonin |
| HWE | Hardy–Weinberg equilibrium |
| PANSS | Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale |
| PCR | Polymerase chain reaction |
| SAS | Simpson–Angus Rating Scale for Extrapyramidal Side Effects |
| SGAs | Atypical or second-generation antipsychotics |
| WHO | World Health Organization |
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