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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Main Authors: | Marina eWidmann (Author), Abdulkadir Hussein eWarsame (Author), Jan eMikulica (Author), Johannes evon Beust (Author), Maimuna Mohamud eIsse (Author), David eNdetei (Author), Mustafa eal'Absi (Author), Michael eOdenwald (Author) |
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Frontiers Media S.A.,
2014-06-01T00:00:00Z.
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