Cognitive Assessment Interview

What it measures

A brief clinician-administered interview assessing global cognitive functioning through combined patient and informant ratings. Part of the MATRICS initiative for cognitive assessment in schizophrenia. Sensitive to treatment-related cognitive change in clinical trials and useful as a functional cognitive outcome measure.

Representative items

• Attention and concentration difficulties (patient-rated)
• Memory problems for daily activities (patient-rated)
• Difficulty problem-solving (patient-rated)
• Speed of processing new information (informant-rated)
• Ability to plan ahead and organise activities (informant-rated)

Citation

Nuechterlein, K.H., Green, M.F., Kern, R.S., Baade, L.E., Barch, D.M., Cohen, J.D., et al. (2008). The MATRICS Consensus Cognitive Battery: Part 1. Schizophrenia Bulletin, 34(1), 1–3.