Amotivation and functional outcomes in early schizophrenia

Amotivation and functional outcomes in early schizophrenia

Abstract Negative symptoms, particularly amotivation/apathy, are intimately tied to functional outcomes. In the present study, apathy strongly predicted psychosocial functioning in a sample of early course schizophrenia patients. This relationship remained robust even after controlling for other cli...

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Veröffentlicht in:Psychiatry research 2013-12, Vol.210 (2), p.665-668
Hauptverfasser: Fervaha, Gagan, Foussias, George, Agid, Ofer, Remington, Gary
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Adult
Adult and adolescent clinical studies
Amotivation
Apathy
Biological and medical sciences
Executive Function - physiology
Female
Functioning
Humans
Male
Medical sciences
Motivation - physiology
Negative symptoms
Outcome Assessment (Health Care)
Psychiatric Status Rating Scales
Psychiatry
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Psychoses
Schizophrenia
Schizophrenia - diagnosis
Schizophrenia - physiopathology
Schizophrenic Psychology
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Zusammenfassung:Abstract Negative symptoms, particularly amotivation/apathy, are intimately tied to functional outcomes. In the present study, apathy strongly predicted psychosocial functioning in a sample of early course schizophrenia patients. This relationship remained robust even after controlling for other clinical variables. These data suggest amotivation is core to functioning across the disease course.
ISSN:0165-1781
1872-7123
DOI:10.1016/j.psychres.2013.07.024