{"id":1245,"date":"2019-05-12T14:55:11","date_gmt":"2019-05-12T14:55:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lancaster.ac.uk\/reacttoolkit\/?page_id=1245"},"modified":"2025-10-17T16:37:55","modified_gmt":"2025-10-17T16:37:55","slug":"managing-negative-symptoms","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.lancaster.ac.uk\/reacttoolkit\/toolkit\/managing-negative-symptoms-2\/managing-negative-symptoms\/","title":{"rendered":"Managing Negative Symptoms"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Does the person that you care for have trouble getting round to doing anything or seem to have no motivation? This may be due to negative symptoms of their mental health problems.<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">Watch Professor Jo Smith explaining negative symptoms<\/h4>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/estream.lancaster.ac.uk\/Embed.aspx?id=88345&#038;code=dG~zVDvayzkgWanjuj4CxmVLKV57HDm9h\" width=\"1080\" height=\"607\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_column_text][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h4>Which issues below apply to the person you care for?<\/h4>\n<h4><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1246\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lancaster.ac.uk\/reacttoolkit\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Which-issues-below-apply-to-the-person-you-care-for.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"346\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lancaster.ac.uk\/reacttoolkit\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Which-issues-below-apply-to-the-person-you-care-for.png 725w, https:\/\/www.lancaster.ac.uk\/reacttoolkit\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Which-issues-below-apply-to-the-person-you-care-for-300x208.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>Have you noticed any other signs not listed here?<\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">Watch Helen discuss negative symptoms from a wife\u2019s perspective<\/h4>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen\" width=\"1080\" height=\"607\" src=\"https:\/\/estream.lancaster.ac.uk\/Embed.aspx?id=88346&#038;code=dZ~vZgSpuChLJGzKLLoV7noLDMfb4xhpd\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p>[arrows][\/vc_column_text]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Does the person that you care for have trouble getting round to doing anything or seem to have no motivation? 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