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Volume 2016
Number 1
July 2016

Regular Articles

Apathy Is Associated With Ventral Striatum Volume in Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorder

Robert M. Roth, Ph.D.,
Matthew A. Garlinghouse, Ph.D.,
Laura A. Flashman, Ph.D.,
Nancy S. Koven, Ph.D.,
J. Cara Pendergrass, Ph.D.,
James C. Ford, Ph.D.,
Thomas W. McAllister, M.D.,
Andrew J. Saykin, Psy.D.

Publication date: 01 July 2016

Pages191–194

Apathy is prevalent in schizophrenia, but its etiology has received little investigation. The ventral striatum (VS), a key brain region involved in motivated behavior, has been implicated in studies of apathy. We therefore evaluated whether apathy is ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.neuropsych.15100241.2016.1.test