Interview-based assessment of cognition is a strong predictor of quality of life in patients with schizophrenia and severe negative symptoms

Objective: To analyze the correlation between quality of life, symptoms, and cognition assessed by the interview-based Schizophrenia Cognition Rating Scale (SCoRS). Methods: Seventy-nine outpatients diagnosed with schizophrenia were evaluated with the Quality of Life Scale – Brazilian version (QLS-...

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Main Authors: Breno F. Cruz, Camilo B. de Resende, Carolina F. Carvalhaes, Clareci S. Cardoso, Antonio L. Teixeira, Richard S. Keefe, Fábio L. Rocha, João V. Salgado
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Psiquiatria (ABP) 2016-01-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Psychiatry
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-44462016005007101&lng=en&tlng=en