"Apathy" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Lack of emotion or emotional expression; a disorder of motivation that persists over time.
| Descriptor ID |
D057565
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| MeSH Number(s) |
F01.470.137
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Apathy" by people in Profiles.
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Ginsberg TB, Powell L, Emrani S, Wasserman V, Higgins S, Chopra A, Cavalieri TA, Libon DJ. Instrumental Activities of Daily Living, Neuropsychiatric Symptoms, and Neuropsychological Impairment in Mild Cognitive Impairment. J Am Osteopath Assoc. 2019 Feb 01; 119(2):96-101.
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Kolanowski A, Boltz M, Galik E, Gitlin LN, Kales HC, Resnick B, Van Haitsma KS, Knehans A, Sutterlin JE, Sefcik JS, Liu W, Petrovsky DV, Massimo L, Gilmore-Bykovskyi A, MacAndrew M, Brewster G, Nalls V, Jao YL, Duffort N, Scerpella D. Determinants of behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia: A scoping review of the evidence. Nurs Outlook. 2017 Sep - Oct; 65(5):515-529.
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Lippa CF. Apathy and aggression: the management of behavioral features in the dementia population. Am J Alzheimers Dis Other Demen. 2012 Mar; 27(2):89.