Patients were tested for cognitive deficits with a
neuropsychological battery and their performance was compared to the ratings of cognitive functioning provided
by the patient himself, his family member and the informant. Results show no significant association
between cognitive performance and SCoRS ratings in patients; only for executive functions the patient's performance
was found to be predictive of the respective judgment on the SCoRS that was given by the relative.
This is the first study to investigate awareness of the patients' cognitive deficits, both in the patients themselves
and in their first degree relatives, through a direct comparison between subjective clinical ratings
and objective measures of cognitive performances. When both patients and relatives are unaware of the patients’
cognitive deficits, this could affect adherence to remediation treatment and need to be specifically
addressed in future rehabilitation strategies.