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 ma...

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Autores principales: Widmann, Marina, Warsame, Abdulkadir Hussein, Mikulica, Jan, von Beust, Johannes, Isse, Maimuna Mohamud, Ndetei, David, al’Absi, Mustafa, Odenwald, Michael G.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2014
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Public Health
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4075009/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25072043
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2014.00071

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4075009/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25072043
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2014.00071

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