Apathy - Clinical and Neuroscientific Perspectives from Neurology and Psychiatry (Paperback)

Apathy is characterized by loss of motivation, decreased initiative, and emotional blunting. It is highly prevalent in neurological, and psychiatric disorders like Alzheimer's disease, traumatic brain injury, schizophrenia, Parkinson's disease, Huntington's disease, cerebrovascular disorders, and mild behavioural impairment. It has negative outcomes including impairments in activities of daily living, caregiver burden, and higher rates of institutionalization and mortality. The definition of apathy has changed over the years alongside the development of diagnostic criteria and apathy scales and measurements. Apathy is emerging as a treatment target with interest in pharmacological, non-pharmacological, and neuromodulatory treatments for apathy. There is also an increased understanding of the neurobiology of apathy with functional and structural neuroimaging research studies. This book is a comprehensive, in-depth review from experts in neurology and psychiatry. It reviews the current state of apathy in these various disorders while also summarizing apathy diagnostic criteria, scales and measurements, neuropathology, and treatments.

General

Imprint:	Oxford UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	August 2021
Authors:	Krista Lanctot (Senior Scientist, Hurvitz Brain Sciences Program, Sunnybrook Research Institute; Professor of Psychiatry and Pharmacology, Vice Chair, Basic and Clinical Research, Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto) • Andre Aleman (Professor of Cognitive Neuropsychiatry, University Medical Center Groningen and University of Groningen)
Dimensions:	155 x 155 x 234mm (L x W x H)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	304
ISBN-13:	978-0-19-884180-7
Categories:	Books > Medicine > Clinical & internal medicine > Neurology & clinical neurophysiology Books > Medicine > Other branches of medicine > Psychiatry Books > Medicine > Clinical & internal medicine > Medical diagnosis > General
LSN:	0-19-884180-9
Barcode:	9780198841807

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