Patients' awareness of recovery mediates the link between clinical and level of functional remission in schizophrenia to a larger extent in those treated with long-acting antipsychotics.

Patients with LAIs may be more efficient in reporting their level of functional remission. Higher patient awareness could be an interesting candidate to explain this. However, as the study was cross-sectional, such a proposal should be tested with a more specifically designed protocol, such as a long-term cohort.