Cannabis and mental mealth: put into context
This monograph provides a review of research on the link between cannabis and psychosis.
Table of contents
- Executive summary
- 1. Introduction
2. Cannabis use: epidemiology and the risk factors- 3 Psychosis and schizophrenia
- 4 Cannabis and schizophrenia: what does the research say?
- 5 Depression, bipolar disorder and anxiety
- 6 Cannabis and depression: what does the research say?
- 7 Cannabis and bipolar disorder: what does the research say?
- 8 Cannabis and anxiety: what does the research say?
- 9 Conclusion
- 10 Exploring the link further
- 11 Summary and conclusion
- References
- Appendix 1: a note about reporting association in cohort studies
Monograph prepared by:
Jennifer McLaren, Jim Lemon, Lisa Robins and Richard P. Mattick
National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre
University of New South Wales
February 2008
This monograph on the link between cannabis and mental health was developed by the National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre (NDARC), University of New South Wales for the Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing.
ISBN: 1-74186-570-0
Online ISBN: 1-74186-571-9
Publications Number: P3-3751
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