Objective: Psychiatric disorders are frequently associated with drug use and substance use disorders (SUDs). This study aimed to (1) assess the risk of psychiatric readmission associated with cannabis use in young adults (18-29 years) with bipolar or psychotic disorders and (2) describe drug use and SUD recorded in their medical files. Methods: This historical cohort included 200 adults aged...
SummaryObjective – The nature of the link between cannabis use and psychosis remains to be clarified. Method – The paper reviews the evidence suggesting that cannabis may be a risk factor for psychosis onset. Results – Cross-sectional and retro- spective epidemiological studies show that individuals with psychosis use cannabis more often than other individuals in the gener- al population. It...
Background. Epidemiological findings suggest that cannabis use is a risk factor for the emergence of psychosis, and that the induction of psychotic symptoms in the context of cannabis use may be associated with a pre-existing vulnerability for psychosis. This study investigated in a non-clinical population the interaction between cannabis use and psychosis vulnerability in their effects on...