Through no fault of their own, people who were once motivated, purposeful and caring may develop deep apathy that affects every aspect of their personality. Older and even middle-aged adults can ...

Dementia's initial signs often manifest as behavioral and personality changes, easily mistaken for stress or mental health ...

Older adults who show signs of apathy tend to have a smaller brain volume than their peers with more vim and vigor, a new study suggests. Researchers found that of more than 4,300 older adults ...

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, which has similar symptoms to depression, ... it signals a pending developing generative disease or cognitive impairment or even early signs of depression," Petersen says.

"Apathy, or the loss of goal-directed thought and behavior, is one of the earliest signs in some types of dementia, especially frontotemporal dementia, but it’s often overlooked because it doesn ...

“This new study highlights that the earliest signs of amyloid-related pathology may be changes in mood and behavior, particularly apathy and anxiety.” Full findings were published in the ...

Common Signs of Apathy. Dr. Lesley explains that apathy is not a condition but rather a description of a feeling, or lack thereof. He reveals that common signs of apathy include: ...