Popular conceptions of schizophrenia in Cape Verde, Africa Concepções populares da esquizofrenia em Cabo Verde, África

INTRODUCTION: It has been well documented that schizophrenia presents a better clinical course in developing countries. Although there are many epidemiological studies showing this association, little research has been conducted to investigate the local representation systems for schizophrenia in th...

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Main Authors: Mário Dinis Mateus, José Quirino dos Santos, Jair de Jesus Mari
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Psiquiatria (ABP) 2005-06-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Psychiatry
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-44462005000200006