BackgroundCognitive deficits are a core feature of schizophrenia and are closely associated
with poor functional outcomes. It remains unclear if cognitive deficits progress over time or …

There is considerable variability in neurocognitive functioning within schizophrenia-
spectrum disorders, and neurocognitive performance ranges from severe global impairment …

Cognitive impairment is a well-recognized key feature of schizophrenia. Here we review the
evidence on (1) the onset and sensitive periods of change in cognitive impairment before …

The goal of treatments for schizophrenia has moved beyond management of psychotic
symptoms to the goal of “recovery.” Recovery refers to achieving independent living …

Neurocognitive decline may occur in schizophrenia for a variety of reasons and determining
the cause can be a challenge for clinicians. This article aims to address this relatively …

Cognitive impairments in schizophrenia are well-documented, present across several
cognitive domains and found to be relatively stable over time. However, there is a high …

The current meta-analysis explored relationships between functional outcomes in
schizophrenia spectrum disorders and different domains of neurocognition and social …

Background Identifying baseline predictors of the long-term course of cognitive functioning
in schizophrenia spectrum disorders is important because of associations between cognitive …

Introduction: A wealth of evidence indicates that neurocognitive deficits are evident in
patients with schizophrenia at both illness onset and after many years of treatment. Little is …

Although cognitive impairments are consistently linked to functional outcome in chronic
schizophrenia, the relationship remains unclear for patients with first-episode schizophrenia …