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Book Synopsis.PART 1: Negative Symptoms in Schizophrenia: Clinical and Management Implications.- 1. Negative symptoms in schizophrenia: definition, classification and course.- 2. The assessment of negative symptoms in schizophrenia.- 3. Negative symptoms and psychosocial functioning in schizophrenia .- 4. Assessment of Negative symptoms and of Real-life Functioning: Critical Areas of Overlap.- 5. Negative symptoms in schizophrenia: neurobiological bases.- 6. Negative symptoms in schizophrenia: the role of pharmacotherapy .- 7. Psychological Interventions for Negative Symptoms of Schizophrenia.- .PART 2: Cognitive Impairment in Schizophrenia: Clinical and Management Implications.- 8. Cognitive Impairment in Schizophrenia: Definition, Classification and Course.- 9. Cognitive impairment and psychosocial functioning in schizophrenia.- 10. Feasible and Acceptable Approaches to Assessment of Cognitive Health Need.- 11. Cognitive Impairment in Schizophrenia: Neurobiological Bases.- 12. Pharmacological Treatment of Cognitive Impairment in Schizophrenia.- 13. Cognitive Impairment in Schizophrenia: The Role Of Cognitive Rehabilitation .- .PART 3: Negative and Cognitive Symptoms in Schizophrenia: An Integrative Perspective.- 14. Relationship between cognitive impairment and negative symptoms in schizophrenia.- 15. Negative Symptoms, Cognition and Recovery in Schizophrenia .- 16. Methodologic Considerations on Developing Drugs for Negative Symptoms and Cognitive Impairment in Schizophrenia.- 17. Physical Exercise to Improve Negative Symptoms, Cognitive Deficits, and Levels of Daily-Life Functioning in Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders: Current Evidence and Treatment Recommendations.- 18. Cognitive Impairment and Negative Symptoms in Schizophrenia: A Summary and Future Research Perspectives.