[Use of psychophysiologic indices for the prognosis of the clinical action of tranquilizers].

A comprehensive comparative approach was used to assess the effectiveness of the psychophysiological indices as predictors of the effect of tranquilizing therapy with benzodiazepine drugs in neurotic patients. The study resulted in selection of several psychophysiological characteristics most relevant to the prognosis of individual responses to the tranquilizers irrespective of the particular neurosis form. The characteristics are recommended for the routine medical use. Indices of the sensorimotor activity and visual analyzer functional lability are among these.