Interview-based assessment of cognition in schizophrenia: Applicability of the Schizophrenia Cognition Rating Scale (SCoRS) in different phases of illness and settings of care

The SCoRS is a valid measure of cognitive performance and is related to psychosocial functioning, especially in clinically stable patients with schizophrenia. The usefulness of the SCoRS in patients recently admitted to hospital for an acute phase of illness is uncertain.