Marijuana and madness: psychiatry and neurobiology

This book provides a comprehensive overview of the psychiatry and neuroscience of Cannabis sativa (marijuana), with particular emphasis on psychotic disorders. It outlines developments in our understanding of the human cannabinoid system, and links this knowledge to clinical and epidemiological fact...

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Weitere Verfasser: Castle, David J. (HerausgeberIn), Murray, Robin M. 1944- (HerausgeberIn)
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Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Cambridge Cambridge University Press 2004
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Zusammenfassung:This book provides a comprehensive overview of the psychiatry and neuroscience of Cannabis sativa (marijuana), with particular emphasis on psychotic disorders. It outlines developments in our understanding of the human cannabinoid system, and links this knowledge to clinical and epidemiological facts about the impact of cannabis on mental health. Clinically focused chapters review not only the direct psychomimetic properties of cannabis, but also the impact consumption has on the courses of evolving or established mental illness such as schizophrenia. A number of controversial issues are critically explored, including whether a discrete 'cannabis psychosis' exists, and whether cannabis can actually cause schizophrenia. Effects of cannabis on mood, notably depression, are reviewed, as are its effects on cognition. This book will be of interest to all members of the mental health team, as well as to neuroscientists and those involved in drug and alcohol research
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Beschreibung:1 online resource (xvi, 218 pages)
ISBN:9780511543630
DOI:10.1017/CBO9780511543630

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