title: Patients' perceptions of chamba (marijuana) use in Malawi.
abstract: This study examines the perceptions of the social aspects, triggers, and effects of chamba (marijuana) use among psychiatric patients at Zomba Mental Hospital in Malawi. Focus groups were used to elicit responses from 44 male and 10 female psychiatric patients about their perceptions of chamba use in Malawi. This study provides insight into these patients' perceptions of the triggers and effects of their chamba use, and it has implications for the development of treatment and prevention programs for chamba users in Malawi.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: MacLachlan
authors.forename: R C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Page
authors.forename: G L
authors.initials: GL
authors.lastname: Robinson
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nyirenda
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ali
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001294:Attitude to Health / Q000208:ethnology*; D005260:Female; D017144:Focus Groups; D006801:Humans; D008295:Malawi; D008297:Male; D002189:Marijuana Abuse / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000523:psychology; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000523:psychology*