ZEGHARI , Radia

Apathy is one of the most common neuropsychiatric symptoms in neurocognitive disorders and can be characterized as a significant reduction of goal directed behaviors in three dimensions: Emotions, Cognitions/Behaviors and Social Interactions. Apathy is assessed during clinical interviews with clinical scales which induces biases in the...

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BackgroundApathy is a syndrome that affects several dimensions of goal-directed behaviour, cognition, emotions and social interaction. There is a growing interest in understanding apathy and its association to the early stages of neurocognitive disorders such as Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, and frontotemporal dementia. This...

Reduced emotional response, lack of motivation, and limited social interaction comprise the major symptoms of apathy. Current methods for apathy diagnosis require the patient's presence in a clinic, and time consuming clinical interviews and questionnaires involving medical personnel, which are costly and logistically inconvenient for patients...

Apathy is characterized by symptoms such as reduced emotional response, lack of motivation, and limited social interaction. Current methods for apathy diagnosis require the pa-tient's presence in a clinic and time consuming clinical interviews, which are costly and inconvenient for both patients and clinical staff, hindering among others...

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Introduction: The use of teleconsultations for mental health has drastically increased since 2020 due to the Covid19 pandemic. In the present paper, we aimed to analyze the advantages and disadvantages of teleconsultations for mental health compared to face-to-face consultations, and to provide recommendations in this domain. Methods: The...

Background: Apathy is present in several psychiatric and neurological conditions and has been found to have a severe negative effect on disease progression. In older people, it can be a predictor of increased dementia risk. Current assessment methods lack objectivity and sensitivity, thus new diagnostic tools and broad-scale screening...

Abstract Background Certain neuropsychiatric symptoms (NPS), namely apathy, depression, and anxiety demonstrated great value in predicting dementia progression, representing eventually an opportunity window for timely diagnosis and treatment. However, sensitive and objective markers of these symptoms are still missing. Therefore, the present...

Apathy is a frequent neuropsychiatric syndrome in people with dementia. It leads to diminished motivation for physical, cognitive and emotional activity. Apathy is highly underdiagnosed since its criteria have been only recently established and rely heavily on the subjective evaluation of human observers. In this paper we analyse speech samples...

Objective: Apathy is present in many brain disorders, but it is also prevalent to varying degrees in healthy people. While many tools have been developed to assess levels of apathy in pathology, no standardized measure of apathy in healthy people exists.Method: Therefore, this study aimed to validate the French version of the Apathy Motivation...

Background: Apathy, a highly prevalent behavioral disorder in Alzheimer's disease and other related disorders, is currently assessed using clinical scales as it is for all neuropsychiatric disorders. Objective: The aim of this study is to propose a new type of assessment using new technologies designed to assess loss of interest by a more...

Today, in rural isolated areas or so-called 'medical deserts', access to diagnosis and care is very limited. With the current pandemic crisis, now even more than ever, telemedicine platforms are gradually more employed for remote medical assessment. Only a few are tailored to comprehensive teleneuropsychological assessment of older adults....

Introduction Early detection of cognitive impairments is crucial for the successful implementation of preventive strategies. However, in rural isolated areas or so-called 'medical deserts', access to diagnosis and care is very limited. With the current pandemic crisis, now even more than ever, remote solutions such as telemedicine platforms...

Background: Given the current COVID-19 pandemic situation, now more than ever, remote solutions for assessing and monitoring individuals with cognitive impairment are urgently needed. Older adults in particular, living in isolated rural areas or so-called 'medical deserts', are facing major difficulties in getting access to diagnosis and care....

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Apathy is a common neuropsychiatric syndrome observed across many neurocognitive and psychiatric disorders. Although there are currently no definitive standard therapies for the treatment of apathy, nonpharmacological treatment (NPT) is often considered to be at the forefront of clinical management. However, guidelines on how to select,...

Introduction: The use of teleconsultations for mental health has drastically increased since 2020 due to the Covid19 pandemic. In the present paper, we aimed to analyze the advantages and disadvantages of teleconsultations for mental health compared to face-to-face consultations, and to provide recommendations in this domain.Methods: The...