Cannabis-induced psychosis: a cross-sectional comparison with acute schizophrenia.
Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica March 1, 2002 L A Núñez, M Gurpegui
The existence of cannabis-induced psychosis (CP) remains controversial, partly because of methodological problems. We hypothesize that acute schizophrenia (AS) and CP can have distinct demographic, premorbid and clinical features. We compared 26 patients with CP to 35 with AS, after their cannabis-consumption status was confirmed by repeated urine screens. Patients with CP were assessed after...