Psychotic Disorders – Society of Cannabis Clinicians https://www.cannabisclinicians.org Educating Healthcare Professionals about the Medical Use of Cannabis Mon, 12 Oct 2020 20:59:30 +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 Psychotic Disorders – Society of Cannabis Clinicians https://www.cannabisclinicians.org 32 32 A single dose of cannabidiol modulates medial temporal and striatal function during fear processing in people at clinical high risk for psychosis https://www.cannabisclinicians.org/2020/10/12/a-single-dose-of-cannabidiol-modulates-medial-temporal-and-striatal-function-during-fear-processing-in-people-at-clinical-high-risk-for-psychosis/ Mon, 12 Oct 2020 20:59:30 +0000 https://www.cannabisclinicians.org/?p=20043 Authors: Cathy Davies, Robin Wilson, Elizabeth Appiah-Kusi, Grace Blest-Hopley, Michael Brammer, Jesus Perez, Robin M Murray, Paul Allen, Matthijs G Bossong, Philip McGuire, Sagnik Bhattacharyya Published in Translational Psychiatry September...

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]]> Cannabis and Psychosis: a Critical Overview of the Relationship https://www.cannabisclinicians.org/2020/07/22/cannabis-and-psychosis-a-critical-overview-of-the-relationship/ Wed, 22 Jul 2020 18:36:05 +0000 https://www.cannabisclinicians.org/?p=18904 Authors: Charles Ksir, Carl L Hart Published in Current Psychiatry Reports February 2016 Abstract Interest in the relationship between cannabis use and psychosis has increased dramatically in recent years, in part...

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]]> Effects on Cannabidiol on Emotion in Psychosis Risk: An FMRI Investigation https://www.cannabisclinicians.org/2020/06/24/effects-cbd-emotion-psychosis-risk/ Wed, 24 Jun 2020 12:51:17 +0000 https://www.cannabisclinicians.org/?p=18593 Authors: Cathay Davies, Robin Wilson, Elizabeth Appiah-Kusi, Michael Brammer, Jesus Perez, Robin Murray, Paul Allen, Matthijas Bossong, Philip McGuire and Sagnik Bhattacharyya Published in Schizophrenia Bulletin May 2020   Abstract...

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]]> Factors Moderating the Association Between Cannabis Use and Psychosis Risk: A Systematic Review. https://www.cannabisclinicians.org/2020/02/12/factors-moderating-the-association-between-cannabis-use-and-psychosis-risk-a-systematic-review/ Wed, 12 Feb 2020 21:21:21 +0000 http://www.cannabisclinicians.org/?p=16661 Authors: Sanne J. van der Steur, Albert Batalla, Matthijs G. Bossong Published in Brain Sciences 12 February 2020   Abstract Increasing evidence indicates a relationship between cannabis use and psychosis...

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]]> Translational Investigation of the Therapeutic Potential of Cannabidiol (CBD): Toward a New Age. https://www.cannabisclinicians.org/2018/09/21/translational-investigation-of-the-therapeutic-potential-of-cannabidiol-cbd-toward-a-new-age/ Fri, 21 Sep 2018 20:29:37 +0000 https://www.cannabisclinicians.org/?p=17232 Authors: José A. Crippa, Francisco S. Guimarães, Alline C. Campos, Antonio W. Zuardi
Frontiers in Immunology, 21 September 2018
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Background: Among the many cannabinoids in the cannabis plant, cannabidiol (CBD) is a compound that does not produce the typical subjective effects of marijuana. Objectives: The aim of the present review is to describe the main advances in the development of the experimental a...

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]]> Adolescent cannabis use, baseline prodromal symptoms and the risk of psychosis. https://www.cannabisclinicians.org/2018/04/01/adolescent-cannabis-use-baseline-prodromal-symptoms-and-the-risk-of-psychosis/ Sun, 01 Apr 2018 13:00:29 +0000 https://www.cannabisclinicians.org/?p=15497 Authors: Antti Mustonen, Solja Niemelä, Tanja Nordström, Graham K. Murray, Pirjo Mäki, et al
The British Journal of Psychiatry, April 2018
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BACKGROUND: The association between cannabis use and the risk of psychosis has been studied extensively but the temporal order still remains controversial. Aims To examine the association between cannabis use in adolescence and the risk of psychosis after adjustment for prodro...

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]]> The Potential of Cannabidiol Treatment for Cannabis Users With Recent-Onset Psychosis. https://www.cannabisclinicians.org/2018/01/13/the-potential-of-cannabidiol-treatment-for-cannabis-users-with-recent-onset-psychosis/ Sat, 13 Jan 2018 14:18:28 +0000 https://www.cannabisclinicians.org/?p=15501 Authors: Britta Hahn
Schizophrenia Bulletin, 13 January 2018
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A major factor associated with poor prognostic outcome after a first psychotic break is cannabis misuse, which is prevalent in schizophrenia and particularly common in individuals with recent-onset psychosis. Behavioral interventions aimed at reducing cannabis use have been un...

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]]> Proportion of patients in south London with first-episode psychosis attributable to use of high potency cannabis: a case-control study. https://www.cannabisclinicians.org/2015/03/01/psychosis-and-high-potency-cannabis/ Sun, 01 Mar 2015 20:35:21 +0000 http://cannabisclinicians.org/?p=6852 Authors: Marta Di Forti, Arianna Marconi, Elena Carra, Sara Fraietta, Antonella Trotta, Matteo Bonomo, et al
The Lancet Psychiatry, March 2015
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BACKGROUND: The risk of individuals having adverse effects from drug use (eg, alcohol) generally depends on the frequency of use and potency of the drug used. We aimed to investigate how frequent use of skunk-like (high-potency) cannabis in south London affected the associatio...

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]]> A controlled family study of cannabis users with and without psychosis. https://www.cannabisclinicians.org/2014/01/01/a-controlled-family-study-of-cannabis-users-with-and-without-psychosis/ Wed, 01 Jan 2014 18:53:17 +0000 https://www.cannabisclinicians.org/?p=15460 Authors: Ashley C. Proal, Jerry Fleming, Juan A. Galvez-Buccollini, Lynn E. DeLisi
Schizophrenia Research, January 2014
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BACKGROUND: Cannabis is one of the most highly abused illicit drugs in the world. Several studies suggest a link between adolescent cannabis use and schizophrenia. An understanding of this link would have significant implications for legalization of cannabis and its medicinal...

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]]> Assessing the impact of cannabis use on trends in diagnosed schizophrenia in the United Kingdom from 1996 to 2005. https://www.cannabisclinicians.org/2009/09/01/assessing-the-impact-of-cannabis-use-on-trends-in-diagnosed-schizophrenia-in-the-united-kingdom-from-1996-to-2005/ Tue, 01 Sep 2009 14:31:10 +0000 https://www.cannabisclinicians.org/?p=15456 Authors: Martin Frisher, Ilana Crome, Orsolina Martino, Peter Croft
Schizophrenia Research, September 2009
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A recent systematic review concluded that cannabis use increases risk of psychotic outcomes independently of confounding and transient intoxication effects. Furthermore, a model of the association between cannabis use and schizophrenia indicated that the incidence and prevalen...

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