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Apathy in schizophrenia: clinical correlates and association with functional outcome

Kiang, Michael, Christensen, Bruce K, Remington, Gary, Kapur, Shitij·2003·Schizophrenia Research

Abstract

Apathy is considered one of the negative symptoms of schizophrenia, but its natural history and relationship to other clinical characteristics have not been systematically studied. The purpose of this cross-sectional study was to measure the level of apathy in schizophrenia and its relation to other symptoms and functional outcome. Twenty-eight patients with schizophrenia, and receiving antipsychotic treatment, were assessed with the Apathy Evaluation Scale (AES). The mean level of apathy of patients with schizophrenia, as rated by the AES, was significantly higher than that of matched healthy control subjects. In the patients, apathy was not significantly correlated with positive symptoms or depressive symptoms. It was significantly correlated with the item "emotional withdrawal" on the negative subscale of the Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale (PANSS), but was not correlated with the overall negative subscale score. Apathy was more highly associated with functional outcome than were other symptom measures, and it was independently associated with functional outcome above and beyond other negative symptoms. It was not associated with observed interest in playing a video game or performance on a simulated clerical task.

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Authors
Kiang, M., Christensen, B. K., Remington, G., & Kapur, S.
Affiliations
Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CA)
Corresponding author
Kapur, Shitij
Venue
Schizophrenia Research
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2003-09
Volume
63
Issue
1-2
Pages
79-88
ISSN
0920-9964 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2145232965
Cited by
118
References
55
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0.41
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
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  • Schizophrenia Research (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Schizophrenia research and treatment
  • Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Philosophy › Mental Health and Psychiatry
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual Offending
Keywords
apathy, schizophrenia
MeSH terms
Activities of Daily Living, Adult, Cross-Sectional Studies, Demography, Female, Humans, Male, Surveys and Questionnaires, Schizophrenia, Severity of Illness Index, Social Adjustment, Reproducibility of Results, Mood Disorders, Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders

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