2014
Gone to Pot – A Review of the Association between Cannabis and Psychosis
Radhakrishnan R, Wilkinson ST, D’Souza D. Gone to Pot – A Review of the Association between Cannabis and Psychosis. Frontiers In Psychiatry 2014, 5: 54. PMID: 24904437, PMCID: PMC4033190, DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2014.00054.BooksPsychotic disordersFamily historyEmergence of psychosisPolymorphisms of COMTPublic health policySymptoms of schizophreniaTrigger relapsePsychosis outcomesHigh riskEpidemiological studiesAcute exposurePsychotomimetic symptomsPsychophysiological abnormalitiesPersistent effectsCognitive deficitsCannabis useHealth policyCannabinoidsSymptomsGenetic factorsCannabisChildhood traumaDisordersStandard criteriaWarrants serious consideration
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