2014
Impact of Cannabis Use on the Development of Psychotic Disorders
Wilkinson ST, Radhakrishnan R, D’Souza D. Impact of Cannabis Use on the Development of Psychotic Disorders. Current Addiction Reports 2014, 1: 115-128. PMID: 25767748, PMCID: PMC4352721, DOI: 10.1007/s40429-014-0018-7.BooksAcute psychosisPsychotic disordersCannabis useAcute intoxicationPersistent psychotic disordersLater psychotic disorderPersistence of psychosisPersistent psychosisHealthy volunteersCognitive symptomsCannabis intoxicationCannabinoid usePsychosisVulnerable populationsComponent causesCannabisIntoxicationGenetic vulnerabilityDose responseSynthetic cannabinoidsChildhood abuseDisordersCannabinoidsPotential riskMore researchChapter Fourteen Cannabis, Cannabinoids, and the Association with Psychosis
Radhakrishnan R, Addy P, Sewell R, Skosnik P, Ranganathan M, D’Souza D. Chapter Fourteen Cannabis, Cannabinoids, and the Association with Psychosis. 2014, 423-474. DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-418679-8.00014-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPsychotic disordersCannabis exposureComponent causesCannabinoid receptor functionDevelopment of schizophreniaHeavy cannabis exposurePublic health policyCannabinoid exposureTrigger relapsePsychophysiological deficitsCognitive symptomsReceptor functionSchizophreniaHealth policyCannabinoidsPsychosisCannabisLines of evidenceDisordersFurther studiesSymptomsBiological mechanismsExposureIndividual vulnerabilityCause
2010
Efeitos comportamentais, cognitivos e psicofisiológicos dos canabinoides: relevância para a psicose e a esquizofrenia
Sewell RA, Skosnik PD, Garcia-Sosa I, Ranganathan M, D'Souza DC. Efeitos comportamentais, cognitivos e psicofisiológicos dos canabinoides: relevância para a psicose e a esquizofrenia. Brazilian Journal Of Psychiatry 2010, 32: 515-530. PMID: 20512267, DOI: 10.1590/s1516-44462010000500005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPsychotic disordersCannabis exposureComponent causesCannabinoid receptor functionCauses of schizophreniaHeavy cannabis exposurePublic health policyCannabinoid exposureTrigger relapsePsychophysiological deficitsCognitive symptomsReceptor functionSchizophreniaHealth policyCannabinoidsLines of evidenceDisordersFurther studiesCannabisSymptomsPsychosisBiological mechanismsExposureIndividual vulnerabilityCause
2009
Cannabis and psychosis/schizophrenia: human studies
D’Souza D, Sewell RA, Ranganathan M. Cannabis and psychosis/schizophrenia: human studies. European Archives Of Psychiatry And Clinical Neuroscience 2009, 259: 413-431. PMID: 19609589, PMCID: PMC2864503, DOI: 10.1007/s00406-009-0024-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPsychotic disordersRole of cannabinoidsPsychosis/schizophreniaTransient psychotic symptomsComponent causesCannabinoid receptor functionCauses of schizophreniaWarrants further studyDuration of exposureCannabinoid exposureTrigger relapsePsychotic illnessPsychotic symptomsGeneral populationCognitive symptomsHealthy individualsHuman studiesReceptor functionCannabis useNeurodevelopmental processesCannabinoidsFirst exposureSymptomsDisordersGenetic factorsCannabinoids and psychosis
Sewell RA, Ranganathan M, D'Souza DC. Cannabinoids and psychosis. International Review Of Psychiatry 2009, 21: 152-162. PMID: 19367509, DOI: 10.1080/09540260902782802.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGeneral populationPsychotic disordersTrigger relapseCannabis usersCognitive symptomsCross-sectional studyIndividual vulnerabilityCannabis useCannabinoid receptor functionLongitudinal studyCase seriesPsychotic illnessPsychotic symptomsCannabisHealthy individualsSchizophreniaPharmacological studiesReceptor functionAutobiographical accountsPsychosisEarly exposureSymptomsTwo-fold increaseConsiderable evidenceComponent causes
2007
Cannabinoids and Psychosis
D'Souza DC. Cannabinoids and Psychosis. International Review Of Neurobiology 2007, 78: 289-326. PMID: 17349865, DOI: 10.1016/s0074-7742(06)78010-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsReceptor dysfunctionPsychotic disordersTransient psychotic symptomsRecent epidemiological studiesComponent causesRates of cannabisRates of schizophreniaCauses of schizophreniaWarrants further studyAcute psychosisLung cancerCannabis exposureCannabinoid functionHigh riskPsychotic symptomsEpidemiological studiesPeriod of intoxicationPsychosisAvailable evidenceSchizophreniaCannabinoidsGenetic riskBiological plausibilityFurther studiesDysfunction