Editorial: Unawareness of Illness in Neurological Disorders: A Focussed Neurocognitive Approach Shedding Light on Neuropsychological Deficits and Neural Underpinnings Potential Association

Frontiers in Psychology

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Martina Amanzio¹  Sara Palermo² 

[1] Department of Psychology, University of Turin;Department of Neuroscience, Center for the Study of Movement Disorders, University of Turin;European Innovation Partnership on Active and Healthy Aging

关键词: illness unawareness;    assessment;    theoretical models;    executive dysfunction;    neurodegenerative and vascular brain injuries;    neuroimaging;    electrophysiological techniques;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fpsyg.2020.622576

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

Awareness of disease is a multidimensional construct, defined in different terms and with referenceto specific theories. Moreover, it can be observed in subjects suffering from neurodegenerative,vascular diseases, and psychiatric disorders.The study of disease awareness can be divided into at least three main components: (1) a lackof awareness of symptoms; (2) a lack of awareness of the consequences of a disorder, and (3)a lack of awareness of the need to be treated. Explanatory definitions of reduced awareness ofa disease presented in the literature are different and can be associated with specific conceptualreference models.

【 授权许可】

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