Cannabis Use and Psychosis – Modern Views on the Problem. Narrative Synthesis
A. J. Kolgashkin, П. Н. Николаев, E. J. Tetenova, A. S. Vdovin, A.F. Yusupov, Ekaterina Anatolevna Sobornikova, Vladislav Vladimirovich Alekseyuk, D. A. Andryushin, A. A. Barsukova, S. V. Deresh, A. V. Zajceva, P.P. Zverkov, S. A. Nadezhdin, A. S. Nenasheva, I. G. Sivcov, S. S. Sobolev
Medicina 2021 DOI: 10.29234/2308-9113-2021-9-4-76-100 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Narrative review Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Topics | Addiction Cannabis CBD |
| Keywords | Psychosis Narrative review Effects of cannabis Schizophrenia object-oriented programming Legislation Clinical psychology Psychotherapist |
| Citations | 1 |
| Key findings | There is a link between cannabis use and psychotic disorders, but the review does not present a single primary finding; instead, it surveys multiple aspects of this relationship. |
Abstract
Cannabis continues to be the most widely used drug worldwide. Recently, there has been two trends in the field: a liberalization of cannabis-related legislation in a number of countries, as well as an increase in the content of the psychoactive component in cannabis plant – tetrahydrocannabinol. The review covers a topic that has been little studied in Russian addiction science – cannabis use and associated psychotic disorders. Research materials: publications in the Pubmed and RSCI databases. Topics addressed include: cannabis use and psychotic disorders; alternative views on the causal relationship between cannabis use and psychotic disorders; gender specifics in the development of psychotic disorders; genetic predisposition to the development of psychotic disorders in cannabis users; problems with cannabis use in adolescence; possible reasons for using cannabis; suicidal behavior of cannabis users; relationship between cannabis and tobacco use; clinical aspects of treating cannabis users with psychotic disorders; promising areas of future studies. In the absence of domestic research on these topics, such a brief review may help addiction doctors to get a general idea of the modern state of the problem.