BACKGROUND: Cannabis use is common in people with psychosis and is associated with poor outcomes. AIMS: To assess insight into cannabis use disorder, perceptions about how cannabis use influences mental health and the desire to change cannabis use among people with psychotic disorders. METHOD: Adults with a psychotic disorder and comorbid cannabis use disorder were asked about the impact of...
In patients with schizophrenia, cannabis use exacerbates symptoms and can lead to a relapse of psychosis. Some experimental studies in healthy volunteers suggest that pre-treatment with cannabidiol (CBD) may reduce these effects, but others do not. Here, we investigated whether pre-treatment with CBD ameliorates the acute adverse effects of cannabis in patients with schizophrenia. Participants...
Background Abrupt cessation of heavy cannabis use can cause a withdrawal syndrome characterised by irritability, anxiety, insomnia, reduced appetite and restlessness. Recent reports have also described people in whom cannabis withdrawal immediately preceded the acute onset of psychosis. Aims To identify cases of psychosis associated with cannabis withdrawal. Method We completed a systematic...