Background: Within the heterogeneity of schizophrenia, apathy constitutes an independent
cluster of negative symptoms associated with poor outcomes. Attempts to identify an …

Apathy is a frequent and debilitating condition with few treatment options available in
schizophrenia patients. Despite evidence of its multidimensional structure, most of past …

Apathy is considered one of the negative symptoms of schizophrenia, but its natural history
and relationship to other clinical characteristics have not been systematically studied. The …

Lack of empathy is a critical factor impacting on social functioning and quality of life in
schizophrenia. There is, however, a paucity of research into the underlying …

Background Recent literature has distinguished the negative symptoms associated with a
diminished capacity to experience (apathy, anhedonia) from symptoms associated with a …

Empathy is a complex construct, thought to contain multiple components. One popular
measurement paradigm, the Interpersonal Reactivity Index (IRI), has been used extensively …

Background Apathy can be defined as a reduction of goal-directed behavior and is a strong
predictor for poor functional outcome in schizophrenia. However, no objective measure of …

Background Affective empathy, or the emotional response one has to the experiences or
emotional states of others, contributes to relationship-maintaining behaviors and is key in …

Unlike the cognitive dimensions, alterations of the affective components of empathy in
schizophrenia are less well understood. This study explored cognitive and affective …

BACKGROUND: Increasing evidence indicates impairments of empathic abilities in
schizophrenia that may impact outcome and course of the disease. While there is consensus …