Padala Prasad R, Burke William J, Bhatia Subhash C, Petty Frederick
Veterans Affairs Medical Center, 4101 Woolworth Avenue, Omaha, NE 68105, USA.
J Neuropsychiatry Clin Neurosci. 2007 Winter;19(1):81-3. doi: 10.1176/jnp.2007.19.1.81.
Apathy is a common condition that transcends psychiatric diagnoses. Its treatment is not well studied. The authors present four cases of apathy treated with a regimen of methylphenidate. Significant improvement in apathy and its sub-domains (motivation, novelty, and persistence) were noted.
冷漠是一种常见状况，超越了精神科诊断范畴。其治疗方法尚未得到充分研究。作者介绍了4例使用哌醋甲酯疗法治疗冷漠的病例。结果发现冷漠及其子领域（动机、新奇感和坚持性）有显著改善。
