Eating Disorders – Society of Cannabis Clinicians https://www.cannabisclinicians.org Educating Healthcare Professionals about the Medical Use of Cannabis Fri, 17 Apr 2020 20:38:42 +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 Eating Disorders – Society of Cannabis Clinicians https://www.cannabisclinicians.org 32 32 A hunger for hunger: a review of palliative therapies for cancer-associated anorexia. https://www.cannabisclinicians.org/2019/01/01/a-hunger-for-hunger-a-review-of-palliative-therapies-for-cancer-associated-anorexia/ Tue, 01 Jan 2019 17:23:08 +0000 https://www.cannabisclinicians.org/?p=14373 Authors: Daniel S. Childs, Aminah Jatoi
Annals of Palliative Medicine, January 2019
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Cancer-associated anorexia, or loss of appetite, is prevalent, distressing to patients and their families, and associated with poorer outcomes in patients with advanced cancer. A well-defined therapeutic strategy remains to be defined. We present here a review of appetite loss...

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]]> Clinical Endocannabinoid Deficiency Reconsidered: Current Research Supports the Theory in Migraine, Fibromyalgia, Irritable Bowel, and Other Treatment-Resistant Syndromes. https://www.cannabisclinicians.org/2016/07/01/clinical-endocannabinoid-deficiency-reconsidered-current-research-supports-the-theory-in-migraine-fibromyalgia-irritable-bowel-and-other-treatment-resistant-syndromes/ Fri, 01 Jul 2016 17:03:54 +0000 https://www.cannabisclinicians.org/?p=15015 Authors: Ethan B. Russo
Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research, 1 July 2016
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Medicine continues to struggle in its approaches to numerous common subjective pain syndromes that lack objective signs and remain treatment resistant. Foremost among these are migraine, fibromyalgia, and irritable bowel syndrome, disorders that may overlap in their affected p...

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]]> Integrating cannabis into clinical cancer care. https://www.cannabisclinicians.org/2016/03/01/integrating-cannabis-into-clinical-cancer-care/ Tue, 01 Mar 2016 21:31:19 +0000 https://www.cannabisclinicians.org/?p=17666 Authors: D.I. Abrams
Current Oncology, March 2016
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Cannabis species have been used as medicine for thousands of years; only since the 1940s has the plant not been widely available for medical use. However, an increasing number of jurisdictions are making it possible for patients to obtain the botanical for medicinal use. For t...

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]]> Cannabinoids for Medical Use: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. https://www.cannabisclinicians.org/2015/06/23/cannabinoids-for-medical-use-a-systematic-review-and-meta-analysis/ Tue, 23 Jun 2015 16:09:53 +0000 http://cannabisclinicians.org/?p=10325 Authors: Penny F. Whiting, Robert F. Wolff, Sohan Deshpande, Marcello Di Nisio, Steven Duffy, et al
JAMA, 23 June 2015
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IMPORTANCE: Cannabis and cannabinoid drugs are widely used to treat disease or alleviate symptoms, but their efficacy for specific indications is not clear. OBJECTIVE: To conduct a systematic review of the benefits and adverse events (AEs) of cannabinoids. DATA SOURCES: Twenty...

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]]> Lower levels of cannabinoid 1 receptor mRNA in female eating disorder patients: association with wrist cutting as impulsive self-injurious behavior. https://www.cannabisclinicians.org/2012/12/01/lower-levels-of-cannabinoid-1-receptor-mrna-in-female-eating-disorder-patients-association-with-wrist-cutting-as-impulsive-self-injurious-behavior/ Sat, 01 Dec 2012 17:17:08 +0000 https://www.cannabisclinicians.org/?p=14371 Authors: Marc Schroeder, Christian Eberlein, Martina de Zwaan, Johannes Kornhuber, Stefan Bleich, Helge Frieling
Psychoneuroendocrinology, December 2012
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The cannabinoid 1 (CB 1) receptor as the primary mediator of the endocannabinoid (EC) system was found to play a role in eating disorders (EDs), depression, anxiety, and suicidal behavior. The CB 1 receptor is assumed to play a crucial role in the central reward circuitry with...

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