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Julio Torales

5 papers in the library · publishing 2018-2026

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A brief transnational measure of mindfulness: measurement invariance of the Five Item Mindfulness-Based Awareness Scale in six Latin American countries

Medical Education & Clinical Practice May 4, 2026 Tomás Caycho‐Rodríguez, Lindsey W. Vilca, Andy Rick Sánchez‐Villena et al.

Objetivos: La Escala de Atención y Conciencia Plena de Cinco Ítems (MAAS-5, en inglés) es una medida de autoinforme de atención plena que ha demostrado fiabilidad y validez en varios países. Sin embargo, hasta la fecha, ningún estudio ha examinado específicamente la invariancia de la medición (IM) de la MAAS-5 en países latinoamericanos, lo que limita su comparabilidad. Por lo tanto, nos...

Cognitive Effects of Cannabis Use: A Comprehensive Review Across Domains

Neurology International July 1, 2025 Andréia Pucinelli de Souza Queiroz, M. O. Pozzolo Pedro, Marcela Waisman Campos et al.

Cannabis is the most widely consumed illicit substance worldwide, with rising use particularly among adolescents and young adults. Accumulating evidence indicates that chronic cannabis use may negatively impact several domains of cognition, yet findings across studies remain varied and fragmented. This comprehensive review synthesizes current knowledge on the long-term cognitive consequences of...

Toxicity of Synthetic Cannabinoids in K2/Spice: A Systematic Review.

Brain Sciences June 24, 2023 Mariana Campello De Oliveira, Mariana Capelo Vides, Dângela Layne Silva Lassi et al.

(1) Background: Synthetic cannabinoids (SCs) are emerging drugs of abuse sold as 'K2', 'K9' or 'Spice'. Evidence shows that using SCs products leads to greater health risks than cannabis. They have been associated with greater toxicity and higher addiction potential unrelated to the primary psychoactive component of marijuana, Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol (Δ9-THC). Moreover, early cases of...

Consumo de cannabis y desarrollo de psicosis o esquizofrenia, análisis de la legislación actual y mapeo regional: una revisión sistemática

Medicina Clínica y Social May 5, 2022 Pablo Andres Alves da Silva Zunini, Guilherme Passamani Borges, João Henrique Almeida Tonon et al.

Introducción: la relación entre el consumo de cannabis y la aparición de síntomas psicóticos está suficientemente fundamentada. La legalización y/o despenalización del cannabis podría aumentar la frecuencia y la cantidad de su consumo entre sus usuarios. Objetivo: esta revisión sistemática pretende resumir los hallazgos de los estudios que investigaron el riesgo, la precocidad y la intensidad...

Cannabis consumption and psychosis or schizophrenia development

International Journal of Social Psychiatry November 1, 2018 M. B. Ortiz-Medina, M. Perea, Julio Torales et al.

Objective: Cannabis consumption produces psychopathology, in some cases psychotic episodes, which are of our interest in this work. However, the relationship between cannabis use and psychosis has not been fully elucidated. The objectives of this work are to (1) review the current state of knowledge on the association of cannabis use with the risk of the development of psychosis or psychotic...