Genetic dissection of the psychotomimetic effects of cannabinoid exposure.
Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology and Biological Psychiatry July 3, 2014 Colm M P O'Tuathaigh, Ilse Gantois, John L. Waddington
Cannabis use is an established risk factor for the development of schizophrenia and related psychotic disorders. Factors that may mediate susceptibility to the psychosis-inducing effects of cannabis include the age at onset of first cannabis use, genetic predisposition, as well as interaction with other environmental risk variables. Clinical and preclinical genetic studies provide increasing...
DOI: 10.1016/j.pnpbp.2013.11.002 (opens in new tab)
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Cannabis
Delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol
Dopamine
Psychosis