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

• Egile Nagusiak: Marina eWidmann (Egilea), Abdulkadir Hussein eWarsame (Egilea), Jan eMikulica (Egilea), Johannes evon Beust (Egilea), Maimuna Mohamud eIsse (Egilea), David eNdetei (Egilea), Mustafa eal'Absi (Egilea), Michael eOdenwald (Egilea)
• Formatua: Liburua
• Argitaratua: Frontiers Media S.A., 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Gaiak: article
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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...