TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1994//
TI  - A comparison of chamba (marijuana) abusers and general psychiatric admissions in Malawi
JO  - Social science and medicine (1982)
A1  - Carr, S.
A1  - Ager, A.
A1  - Nyando, C.
A1  - Moyo, K.
A1  - Titeca, A.
A1  - Wilkinson, M.
SP  - 401
EP  - 406
VL  - 39
IS  - 3
N2  - 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.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0277-9536
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -