Khat use, PTSD and psychotic symptoms among Somali refugees in Nairobi - a pilot study

In East-African and Arab countries, khat leaves are traditionally chewed in social settings. They contain the amphetamine-like alkaloid cathinone. Especially among Somali refugees khat use has been associated with psychiatric symptoms. We assessed khat use patterns and psychiatric symptoms among mal...

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Hlavní autoři:	Marina eWidmann, Abdulkadir Hussein eWarsame, Jan eMikulica, Johannes evon Beust, Maimuna Mohamud eIsse, David eNdetei, Mustafa eal'Absi, Michael eOdenwald
Médium:	Artigo
Jazyk:	Inglês
Vydáno:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2014-06-01
Edice:	Frontiers in Public Health
Témata:	PTSD khat psychotic symptoms Somali refugees in Kenya khat-related psychosis
On-line přístup:	http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpubh.2014.00071/full
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