Inside the 'favorable outcome hypothesis in developing countries'.
This letter to the editors aims to discuss the findings presented by Kulhara et al. (2009) in the article "Is the course and outcome of schizophrenia better in the 'developing' world?". My conclusion is that this phenomenon relates to both protective and non-protective features of the developing countries.
University of São Paulo, Psychology Institute, Dept. of Neuroscience and Behavior (IP-NEC-USP), Av. Prof. Mello Moraes, 172, Cidade Universitária, São Paulo, Brazil.
Alvaro Machado
AM
Dias