Combining actigraphy, ecological momentary assessment and neuroimaging to study apathy in patients with schizophrenia
Apathy can be defined as a reduction of goal-directed behavior and is a strong predictor for poor functional outcome in schizophrenia. However, no objective measure of apathy has been identified and assessment is limited to retrospective interview-based ratings. Here we aimed to identify more precise objective readouts of apathy for translational research and clinical practice.
Source: Schizophrenia Research - Category: Psychiatry Authors: Agne Kluge, Matthias Kirschner, Oliver M. Hager, Martin Bischof, Benedikt Habermeyer, Erich Seifritz, Sebastian Walther, Stefan Kaiser Source Type: research