How acedia became the enemy of our souls. The concept of apathy has a long history in the Western world. We are not the only culture to treat it as “cool.” The great philosophers of the past debated ...

Treatment with methylphenidate (Ritalin), a stimulant approved for attention deficit-hyperactivity disorders (ADHD) and narcolepsy, led to a small to medium reduction in apathy in people with ...

In March 2020, The New York Times published a photo essay titled “The Great Empty.” It was an unsettling testimony of public landscapes leached of humanity: Times Square lit up for no one, decluttered ...

Employee apathy is often overlooked since those who exhibit this characteristic tend to fly under the radar, which is exactly their goal: to get paid, not bother with anyone unless necessary and not ...

With regard to apathy, the famous Uruguayan writer Mario Benedetti wrote in The Truce: The Diary of Martín Santomé: "I have the terrible feeling that time goes by and I do nothing, nothing happens, ...

Apathy is an early marker of frontotemporal dementia (FTD) and predicts future cognitive decline, a new study has shown. Results showed that apathy occurs early in the disease course of genetic FTD ...

A growing body of research is beginning to suggest severe apathy in older adults is an early sign of dementia. New research from the University of California, San Francisco, with support from the ...

Apathy, a decrease in motivation and goal-directed behavior, in older adults could lead to an increased risk of developing dementia, according to a new study. Finding ways to treat apathy could be key ...

Recent studies about Alzheimer’s have focused on risk factors associated with the disease and how consumers can potentially protect themselves from cognitive decline. Now, a new study conducted by ...