Cognitive impairment has been recognized since the earliest descriptions of schizophrenia as a core feature of
the illness and different programmes have been developed to remediate these deficits. In all likelihood it is
important for compliance and adherence to treatment that not only the patients but also their relatives be
aware of the patients; cognitive deficits. Sixty-two patients with a diagnosis of schizophrenia and, for each
one of them, one family member and an informant from the medical staff, were recruited and administered
the Schizophrenia Cognition Rating Scale (SCoRS) ratings