Changes in cannabis use post decriminalisation in mental health care users in South Africa
Abstract Background: Personal cannabis use was decriminalised in South Africa in 2018. Cannabis use increases the risk of mental illness…
Psychotic disorders
Cannabinoids for treating psychiatric disorders in youth: a systematic review of randomized controlled trials
Abstract Background: Cannabinoids have been of increasing interest mainly due to their putative efficacy in a wide array of psychiatric,…
Unmet Financial Needs of People with Psychotic Disorders—A Cross-Sectional Study in People with Psychotic Disorders, Parents, Siblings, and Controls
Abstract Background. Psychotic disorders have a strong negative impact on people’s lives, including their financial situation. This study aimed to…
Behavioral or neuropsychiatric symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease: from psychopathology to pharmacological management
Abstract Neuropsychiatric or behavioral symptoms of dementia encompass a series of disorders, such as anxiety, depression, apathy, psychosis, and agitation,…
Cannabis use as a potential mediator between childhood adversity and first-episode psychosis: results from the EU-GEI case–control study
Abstract Background: Childhood adversity and cannabis use are considered independent risk factors for psychosis, but whether different patterns of cannabis…
The association between reasons for first using cannabis, later pattern of use, and risk of first-episode psychosis: the EU-GEI case–control study
Abstract Background: While cannabis use is a well-established risk factor for psychosis, little is known about any association between reasons…
Influence of cannabis use on incidence of psychosis in people at clinical high risk
Abstract Aims: Evidence for case–control studies suggests that cannabis use is a risk factor for the development of psychosis. However,…
Risk factors for cannabis use disorders and cannabis psychosis in Japan: Second report of a survey on cannabis‐related health problems among community cannabis users using social networking services
Abstract Aim: To determine the risk factors for cannabis use disorders and cannabis psychosis in Japan based on a 2021…
Gender Differences in Dual Diagnoses Associated with Cannabis Use: A Review
Abstract Gender differences in psychiatric disorders and drug use are well known. Cannabis is the most widely used illegal drug…
Using epidemiological evidence to forecast population need for early treatment programmes in mental health: a generalisable Bayesian prediction methodology applied to and validated for first-episode psychosis in England
Abstract Background: Mental health policy makers require evidence-based information to optimise effective care provision based on local need, but tools…