The Value of Neurocognitive Assessment for Diagnosis and Treatment in Schizophrenic Spectrum Disorders

The present chapter aims to analyze the contribution and relevance of neurocognitive assessment in diagnosis and treatment design in schizophrenic spectrum disorders (SSD). The observation of cognitive affections was included in the first descriptions associated with schizophrenia. However, its importance has been recently recognized: in the face of neuroscience advances, its value for the prediction of the evolutionary course of the disease has been repeatedly highlighted.