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| Title |
Khat use as risk factor for psychotic disorders: A cross-sectional and case-control study in Somalia
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| Published in |
BMC Medicine, February 2005
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| DOI | 10.1186/1741-7015-3-5 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Michael Odenwald, Frank Neuner, Maggie Schauer, Thomas Elbert, Claudia Catani, Birke Lingenfelder, Harald Hinkel, Heinz Häfner, Brigitte Rockstroh |
| Abstract |
Little is known about the prevalence of khat-induced psychotic disorders in East African countries, where the chewing of khat leaves is common. Its main psycho-active component cathinone produces effects similar to those of amphetamine. We aimed to explore the prevalence of psychotic disorders among the general population and the association between khat use and psychotic symptoms. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 9 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 4 | 44% |
| United Kingdom | 3 | 33% |
| Unknown | 2 | 22% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 5 | 56% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 2 | 22% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 11% |
| Scientists | 1 | 11% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 195 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Spain | 1 | <1% |
| United States | 1 | <1% |
| Kenya | 1 | <1% |
| Australia | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 191 | 98% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 28 | 14% |
| Student > Master | 28 | 14% |
| Researcher | 25 | 13% |
| Student > Bachelor | 17 | 9% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 12 | 6% |
| Other | 42 | 22% |
| Unknown | 43 | 22% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 42 | 22% |
| Psychology | 28 | 14% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 26 | 13% |
| Social Sciences | 12 | 6% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 6 | 3% |
| Other | 29 | 15% |
| Unknown | 52 | 27% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 17. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 18 March 2022.
All research outputs
#2,163,612
of 25,727,480 outputs
Outputs from BMC Medicine
#1,466
of 4,068 outputs
Outputs of similar age
#5,301
of 159,492 outputs
Outputs of similar age from BMC Medicine
#2
of 5 outputs
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