Open AccessDefinition and Validity of the Construct “Problematic Khat Use”: A Systematic Review
Author(s) -
Awoke Mihretu,
Clement Nhunzvi,
Abebaw Fekadu,
Sam Norton,
Solomon Teferra
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
european addiction research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.862
H-Index - 54
eISSN - 1421-9891
pISSN - 1022-6877
DOI - 10.1159/000499970
Subject(s) - khat , irritability , medicine , systematic review , stimulant , clinical psychology , psychiatry , construct (python library) , construct validity , mood , psychology , thematic analysis , medline , qualitative research , anxiety , psychometrics , social science , political science , computer science , law , programming language , sociology
Problematic khat use, not khat use per se, is a public health and social concern for the public, researchers, and policy makers. However, the construct problematic khat use is not well-established and not fully recognized in the modern definition of substance use disorders including Diagnostic Statistic Manual (DSM-5) and international classification of diseases (ICD-10), although DSM-5 included it in the "stimulant use disorder" category. Existing scoping reviews have focused on khat use, which could not allow the differentiation of khat use from problematic khat use. Thus, the aim of this systematic review was to define and validate the construct problematic khat use.