1.0Newsroomhttps://www.unmc.edu/newsroomChuck Brownhttps://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/author/f4b9ec30ad9f68f89b29639786cb62ef/Apathy -- Why should you care?rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="a8k1QaLJtr"><a href="https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/2009/02/11/apathy-why-should-you-care/">Apathy — Why should you care?</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/2009/02/11/apathy-why-should-you-care/embed/#?secret=a8k1QaLJtr" width="600" height="338" title="“Apathy — Why should you care?” — Newsroom" data-secret="a8k1QaLJtr" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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It's easy to be apathetic. It's something we all experience. Some days we just wake up and have no motivation. Nothing seems to matter. However, in some chronic diseases apathy turns into a clinical syndrome characterized by poor initiation, loss of motivation, indifference and lack of persistence.https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/PadalaDiscover109.jpg