Assessing apathy: The use of the Apathy Evaluation Scale in first episode psychosis

European Psychiatry

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 33-39

  Faerden, Ann ^a   Nesvåg, Ragnar ^b   Barrett, Elizabeth Ann ^c   Agartz, Ingrid ^b,d   Finset, Arnstein ^d   Friis, Svein ^a,d   Rossberg, Jan Ivar ^a,d   Melle, Ingrid ^a,d  

^a ULLEVÅL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b DIAKONHJEMMET HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^c AKER UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Apathy; Assessment; First episode psychosis; Negative symptoms; Negative syndrome; Psychometric rating scale

Indexed keywords

ADULT; APATHY; APATHY EVALUATION SCALE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEGATIVE SYNDROME; POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE SYNDROME SCALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOMETRY; PSYCHOSIS; RATING SCALE;

EID: 38949152690     PISSN: 09249338     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpsy.2007.09.002     Document Type: Article

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