Khat use and psychotic symptoms in a rural Khat growing population in Kenya: a household survey.

Linnet OngeriFredrick KiruiErastus MuniuVeronica MandukuLeah KirumbiLukoye AtwoliSafari AgurePeter WanzalaLydia KadukaMercy KarimiRichard MutisyaElizabeth EchokaJoseph MutaiDavid MathuCharles Mbakaya

Published in: BMC psychiatry (2019)

Psychotic symptoms were significantly elevated in khat users in this population. Future prospective studies examining dose effect and age of first use may establish causality.

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