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Understanding the difference between apathy and depression can be lifesaving for people with brain disorders
A new three-question screening tool helps distinguish apathy from depression in brain disorder patients, addressing misdiagnosis affecting over 7.5 million Canadians, experts say.
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Medical XpressUnderstanding the difference between apathy and depression can be lifesaving for people with brain disorders
People with brain disorders, including Parkinson’s disease and dementia, are often misdiagnosed as having depression, when in fact what they’re experiencing is apathy. This can delay an accurate diagnosis, which has negative outcomes for patients as well as for their families and caregivers. Apathy and depression may look alike from the outside, but they arise from different neurobiological pathways and have different implications for treatment,…
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