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Faerden A et al. – Apathy is a prevalent symptom in first–episode psychosis and has a significant association with everyday functioning; the presence and consequences of apathy should thus be evaluated at the start of treatment.

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Ann Faerden, 11/04/09

The results presented in the article is one of out of a series of four exploring apathy in first episode psychosis and part of the Norwegian TOP study. The NIMH-MATRICS consensus statement asked for more studies on the subsympotm level of the negative symptom complex in order to find new treatments. The results from this study show the usefullness of assessing apathy in first episode psychosis.


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