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Roxane Assaf

2 papers in the library · publishing 2020-2023

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Sleep as a Mediator Between Cannabis Use and Psychosis Vulnerability: A Longitudinal Cohort Study

Schizophrenia Bulletin Open 2023 Julien Ouellet, Sean Spinney, Roxane Assaf et al.

Abstract Objectives Increasing evidence implicates cannabis consumption as a key risk factor in the development of psychosis, but the mechanisms underpinning this relationship remain understudied. This study proposes to determine whether sleep disruption acts as a mediator of the cannabis-to-psychosis relationship. Study Design This longitudinal study assessed measures of cannabis use...

Acute effects of partial CB1 receptor agonists on cognition - A meta-analysis of human studies.

Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology and Biological Psychiatry August 10, 2020 Simon Zhornitsky, Julie Pelletier, Roxane Assaf et al.

BACKGROUND Impairment in cognition is frequently associated with acute cannabis consumption. However, some questions remain unanswered as to which deficits are most prominent and which demographic groups are most vulnerable. METHODS A literature search yielded 40 experimental studies of acute administration of partial CB1 receptor agonists (i.e. cannabis, THC, and nabilone) that assessed...