Titre : | Exploration of adverse psychological symptoms in Yemeni khat users by the Symptoms Checklist-90 (SCL-90) |
Titre traduit : | (Exploration des effets psychologiques toxiques du khat dans la population du Yemen à l'aide SCL-90.) |
Auteurs : | N. NUMAN |
Type de document : | Périodique |
Année de publication : | 2004 |
Format : | 61-65 / tabl. |
Note générale : |
Addiction, 2004, 99, (1), 61-65 |
Langues: | Anglais |
Discipline : | EPI (Epidémiologie / Epidemiology) |
Mots-clés : |
Thésaurus mots-clés KHAT ; ENQUETE ; POPULATION GENERALE ; PSYCHOPATHOLOGIE ; EFFET SECONDAIRE ; INCIDENCEThésaurus géographique YEMEN |
Résumé : |
FRANÇAIS : Enquête en population générale, en 2000/2001, auprès de 800 adultes (15-76 ans), qui évalue, entre autres, divers symptômes psychologiques (dépression, anxiété, phobie, paranoïa,...) à l'aide du SCL-90. 81,6 % des hommes et 43.3% des femmes rapportent au mois un épisode de consommation au cours de leur vie. L'incidence des effets toxiques psychologiques du khat n'est pas élevée. ENGLISH : Aim: The present study was aimed at assessing associations between psychological symptoms and khat use in the Yemeni population. Setting: The survey was performed in 2000/2001, in different zones including three urban and three rural areas. Participants: The survey was carried out in 800 Yemeni adults (15-76), both male and female, representing mainly urban populations of students, state employees and housewives, Design: A cross-sectional survey was undertaken using face-to-face interviews and no preset selection criteria regarding profession, socio-economic status, age , or gender. Measurement: The Symptoms Checklist-90 (SCL-90) was used containing 90 items, which cover nine scales of the following domains: somatization, depression, anxiety, phobia, hostility interpersonal sensitivity obsessive-compulsive, hostility interpersonal sensitivity, paranoia and psychoticism. Details of khat use and socio-demographic data were also collected. Findings: At least one life-time episode of khat use was reported in 81.6% of men and 43.3% of women. Male users tended to use more frequently. The incidence of adverse psychological symptoms was not greater in khat users ; in fact, there was a negative association between the incidence of phobic symptoms and khat use. Conclusions: Khat use is very common in the Yemeni population, particularly men, but it is not associated with adverse psychological symptoms. (Review' s abstract) |
Note de contenu : | tabl. |
Domaine : | Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs |
Refs biblio. : | 47 |
Affiliation : |
Nal. Inst. Psychiat. Neuro., Semmelweis Univ., Huvösvölgyi ut 116 H-1021 Budapest ; nnabil6yahoo.com Hongrie. Hungary. |
Numéro Toxibase : | 207318 |
Centre Emetteur : | 02 Coordonnateur |
Exemplaires
Disponibilité |
---|
aucun exemplaire |
Accueil