A comparison of chamba (marijuana) abusers and general psychiatric admissions in Malawi
The study aimed to provide the first general description of chamba-related admissions to Zomba Mental Hospital, the major psychiatric facility in Malawi, and to analyse the distinctiveness of this patient group from other admissions. A questionnaire was verbally administered to 50 chamba abusers and 50 other patients matched by gender, age, and admission date. The typical chamba abusing patient is: 27, male, a subsistence farmer, takes the drug because it is the cheapest form of intoxication, reports 'seeing things clearly' (immediate effect), and general apathy (long-term); and compared to other patients is more likely to originate from a chamba-growing area, less likely to have been raised by his natural parents, and has had more schooling.
Year of publication: |
1994
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Authors: | Carr, Stuart ; Ager, Alastair ; Nyando, Clifford ; Moyo, Kamwadi ; Titeca, Annette ; Wilkinson, Maureen |
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Social Science & Medicine. - Elsevier, ISSN 0277-9536. - Vol. 39.1994, 3, p. 401-406
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Publisher: |
Elsevier |
Keywords: | marijuana Malawi psychiatric patients drug abuse |
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