Psychiatry and Psychology

Apathy

Lack of emotion or emotional expression; a disorder of motivation that persists over time.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

Lack of emotion or emotional expression; a disorder of motivation that persists over time.

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Aspects Covered

5 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings classification, drug effects, ethics, physiology, radiation effects.

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History Note

2011

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Previous Indexing

  • Emotions (1966-2010)
  • Motivation (1966-2010)

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  1. F01.470w.137w

AMA Style

References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Apathy. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D057565. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D057565
  2. Apathy. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apathy
  3. Apathy. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q309406