Apathy in neurologic disorders.
Recent research has greatly increased our understanding of the clinical phenomenology and etiology of apathy as a distinct clinical symptom and syndrome. Several rating scales have been developed that assist in making a diagnosis of apathy. Apathy has received increasing attention as an important source of functional disability that should be considered when assessing and treating patients with neurologic disease.
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Psychiatric Consultation Services, University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Hartford Hospital, 80 Seymour Street, Hartford, CT 06102, USA. JDUFFY@HARTHOSP.ORG
D000339:Affect; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000523:psychology*; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000209:etiology*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D009042:Motivation; D013577:Syndrome; D009626:Terminology as Topic