Marijuana and madness :
Marijuana and madness : psychiatry and neurobiology /
Marijuana & Madness
edited by David Castle, Robin Murray.
- Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2004.
- 1 online resource (xvi, 218 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
The cannabinoid system: from the point of view of a chemist / How cannabis works in the brain / Acute and subacute psychomimetic effects of cannabis in humans / The association between cannabis use and depression : a review of the evidence / Cannabis and psychosis proneness / Is there a specific 'cannabis psychosis'? / Cannabis as a potential causal factor in schizophrenia / Cannabis abuse and the course of schizophrenia / The endogenous cannabinoid system in schizophrenia / Cannabinoid 'model' psychosis, dopamine-cannabinoid interactions and implications for schizophrenia / Motives that maintain cannabis use among individuals with psychotic disorders / Addressing cannabis abuse in people with psychosis / Residual cognitive effects of long-term cannabis use / Raphael Mechoulam, L. Hanus ̌-- Leslie Iversen -- David Castle, Nadia Solowij -- Louisa Degenhardt ... Heĺene ̀Verdoux -- Wayne Hall, Louisa Degenhardt -- Louise Arseneault ... D.H. Linszen, Lieuwe de Haan, Bart Peters -- Suresh Sundram, Brian Dean, David Copolov -- Cyril D'Souza ... Catherine Spencer -- Wynne James -- Harrison Pope, Jr., Deborah Yurgelun-Todd. [and others] -- [and others] -- [et al.] --
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.
9780511543630 (ebook)
Marijuana--Physiological effect.
Marijuana--Psychological aspects.
Marijuana abuse--Complications.
Psychoses--Etiology.
Schizophrenia--Etiology.
RC568.C2 / M375 2004
615/.7827
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
The cannabinoid system: from the point of view of a chemist / How cannabis works in the brain / Acute and subacute psychomimetic effects of cannabis in humans / The association between cannabis use and depression : a review of the evidence / Cannabis and psychosis proneness / Is there a specific 'cannabis psychosis'? / Cannabis as a potential causal factor in schizophrenia / Cannabis abuse and the course of schizophrenia / The endogenous cannabinoid system in schizophrenia / Cannabinoid 'model' psychosis, dopamine-cannabinoid interactions and implications for schizophrenia / Motives that maintain cannabis use among individuals with psychotic disorders / Addressing cannabis abuse in people with psychosis / Residual cognitive effects of long-term cannabis use / Raphael Mechoulam, L. Hanus ̌-- Leslie Iversen -- David Castle, Nadia Solowij -- Louisa Degenhardt ... Heĺene ̀Verdoux -- Wayne Hall, Louisa Degenhardt -- Louise Arseneault ... D.H. Linszen, Lieuwe de Haan, Bart Peters -- Suresh Sundram, Brian Dean, David Copolov -- Cyril D'Souza ... Catherine Spencer -- Wynne James -- Harrison Pope, Jr., Deborah Yurgelun-Todd. [and others] -- [and others] -- [et al.] --
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.
9780511543630 (ebook)
Marijuana--Physiological effect.
Marijuana--Psychological aspects.
Marijuana abuse--Complications.
Psychoses--Etiology.
Schizophrenia--Etiology.
RC568.C2 / M375 2004
615/.7827