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Title
Questioning an axiom: better prognosis for schizophrenia in the developing world?
Authors
Cohen, Alex; Patel, Vikram; Thara, R; Gureje, Oye
Abstract
That schizophrenia has a better course and outcome in developing countries has become an axiom in international psychiatry. This is based primarily on a series of cross-national studies by the World Health Organization (WHO). However, increasing evidence from other research indicates a far more complex picture.