2023
Regular cannabis use is associated with history of childhood and lifetime trauma in a non-clinical community sample
Bassir Nia A, Weleff J, Fogelman N, Nourbakhsh S, Sinha R. Regular cannabis use is associated with history of childhood and lifetime trauma in a non-clinical community sample. Journal Of Psychiatric Research 2023, 159: 159-164. PMID: 36736285, PMCID: PMC10024801, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2023.01.036.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMajor life eventsChildhood traumaLife eventsChildhood Trauma QuestionnaireLifetime traumaCannabis useNon-clinical community sampleChronic stressNeurobiology of stressRegular cannabis useGender differencesRegular useSelf-report questionnairesRecent life eventsPotential gender differencesCross-sectional studyUrine drug testingLife traumaLogistic regression analysisAdversity indexCommunity sampleCannabis usersTrauma QuestionnaireHigh rateSubstance use
2018
Cannabis Use: Neurobiological, Behavioral, and Sex/Gender Considerations
Bassir Nia A, Mann C, Kaur H, Ranganathan M. Cannabis Use: Neurobiological, Behavioral, and Sex/Gender Considerations. Current Behavioral Neuroscience Reports 2018, 5: 271-280. PMID: 31548918, PMCID: PMC6756752, DOI: 10.1007/s40473-018-0167-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEffects of cannabinoidsGender-related differencesMood/psychotic disordersPurpose of ReviewToSex/gender considerationsRate of useRisk of addictionAdverse outcomesClinical dataPsychotic disordersCognitive deficitsConstituent cannabinoidsGreater riskSubstance useCannabinoidsWomenHuman dataCurrent literatureFuture studiesSexRisk