Anxiety disorder – Society of Cannabis Clinicians https://www.cannabisclinicians.org Educating Healthcare Professionals about the Medical Use of Cannabis Sun, 15 Oct 2023 02:34:43 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.2.3 https://www.cannabisclinicians.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/cropped-scc-flavicon-32x32.png Anxiety disorder – Society of Cannabis Clinicians https://www.cannabisclinicians.org 32 32 Anxiety severity and prescription medication utilization in first-time medical marijuana users https://www.cannabisclinicians.org/2023/10/14/anxiety-severity-and-prescription-medication-utilization-in-first-time-medical-marijuana-users/ Sun, 15 Oct 2023 02:34:43 +0000 https://www.cannabisclinicians.org/?p=29435 Anxiety and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) are qualifying psychiatric conditions for medical marijuana (MM) treatment in Pennsylvania. This study examined baseline prevalence and changes in prescription anxiety medication use three months following MM treatment initiation among individuals with these qualifying conditions. The study sample was comprised of 108 adults with anxiety or PTSD as a referring condition; they were enrolled in a longitudinal study evaluating biopsychosocial outcomes in new MM patients. Consenting participants completed an assessment battery at baseline and Month 3 (n = 94, 87 % follow-up rate) that included a measure of anxiety severity and questions about current anxiety medication prescription and desired (baseline) and actual (Month 3) reductions in medication use.

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