Apathy : clinical and neuroscientific perspectives from neurology and psychiatry / [electronic resource]
edited by Andrâe Aleman, Krista L. Lanctãot.
- 1 online resource (304 pages) : illustrations (black and white).
- Oxford medicine online .
- Oxford medicine online. .
Also issued in print: 2021.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Apathy is described as a lack of motivation, loss of interest, and decreased initiative and has a negative outcomes for both the patient and the caregiver. This book provides a review of apathy in neurological and psychiatric disorders as well as a review of apathy definitions, apathy measurements, apathy research and apathy treatments.