Abstract
Objective. Three cases are presented offemale patients with several relapses ofparanoid psychosis and no distinct cognitive impairment found in neuropsychological assessment.
Case. All three patients are young, quite well functioning in interpersonal contacts, and with a history of several hospitalizations due to relapsing paranoid psychoses. The neuropsychological assessment using the Vienna System revealed no clear-cut deficits in their cognitive functions examined.
Commentary. An analysis of the results obtained indicates the importance of cognitive assessment in the diagnostics of schizophrenia and other mental disorders.