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María Recio-Barbero1,2, Noemi Losada-León3,4, Oihane Mentxaka3,5,4
1Early Stages of Psychosis, Biocruces Bizkaia Health Research Institute, Barakaldo, Spain. maria.reciobarbero@osakidetza.eus.
Abstract:
Cognitive deficits are a central feature of psychotic disorders. Their impact and relevance for clinical prognosis and functional recovery, together with their usefulness in the development of novel therapeutic targets, have emphasized the role of cognition in the diagnosis and therapeutic management of schizophrenia. Here we describe the main aspects to consider before, during, and after the neuropsychological assessment of main cognitive domains affected in schizophrenia, from a research perspective toward clinical practice.
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