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doi: 10.1176/jnp.2007.19.1.81.
Treatment of apathy with methylphenidate
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Treatment of apathy with methylphenidate
J Neuropsychiatry Clin Neurosci.
2007 Winter.
Abstract
Apathy is a common condition that transcends psychiatric diagnoses. Its treatment is not well studied. The authors present four cases of apathy treated with a regimen of methylphenidate. Significant improvement in apathy and its sub-domains (motivation, novelty, and persistence) were noted.
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