Marijuana and Madness -

Marijuana and Madness

Psychiatry and Neurobiology

David Castle, Robin Murray (Herausgeber)

Buch | Hardcover
236 Seiten
2004
Cambridge University Press (Verlag)
978-0-521-81940-4 (ISBN)
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This book provides an overview of the psychiatry and neuroscience of Cannabis sativa (marijuana) with particular emphasis on psychotic disorders. It outlines the latest developments in our understanding of the human cannabinoid system, and links this to clinical and epidemiological facts about the impact of cannabis on mental health.
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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1. The cannabinoid system: from the point of view of a chemist Raphael Mechoulam and L. Hanu; 2. How cannabis works in the brain Leslie Iversen; 3. Acute and subacute psychomimetic effects of cannabis in humans David Castle and Nadia Solowij; 4. The association between cannabis use and depression: a review of the evidence Louisa Degenhardt, Wayne Hall, Michael Lynskey, Carolyn Coffey and George Patton; 5. Cannabis and psychosis proneness Helene Verdoux; 6. Is there a specific 'cannabis psychosis'? Wayne Hall and Louisa Degenhardt; 7. Cannabis as a potential causal factor in schizophrenia Louise Arseneault, Mary Cannon, John Witton and Robin Murray; 8. Cannabis abuse and the course of schizophrenia D. H. Linszen, Lieuwe de Haan and Bart Peters; 9. The endogenous cannabinoid system in schizophrenia Suresh Sundram, Brian Dean and David Copolov; 10. A cannabinoid 'model' psychosis, dopamine-cannabinoid interactions and implications for schizophrenia Cyril D'Souza, Hyung-San Cho, Edward Perry and John H. Krystal; 11. Motives that maintain cannabis use among individuals with psychotic disorders Catherine Spencer; 12. Addressing cannabis abuse in people with psychosis Wynne James; 13. Residual cognitive effects of long-term cannabis use Harrison Pope, Jr. and Deborah Yurgelun-Todd.

Erscheint lt. Verlag 27.5.2004
Zusatzinfo 10 Tables, unspecified; 14 Line drawings, unspecified
Verlagsort Cambridge
Sprache englisch
Maße 180 x 254 mm
Gewicht 640 g
Themenwelt Medizin / Pharmazie Medizinische Fachgebiete Psychiatrie / Psychotherapie
Naturwissenschaften Biologie Humanbiologie
Naturwissenschaften Biologie Zoologie
Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie
ISBN-10 0-521-81940-7 / 0521819407
ISBN-13 978-0-521-81940-4 / 9780521819404
Zustand Neuware
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