Prevalence of comorbid substance use in schizophrenia spectrum disorders in community and clinical settings, 1990–2017: Systematic review and meta-analysis

GE Hunt, MM Large, M Cleary, HMX Lai… - Drug and alcohol …, 2018 - Elsevier
Background Comorbidity is highly prevalent between substance use disorders (SUDs) and
schizophrenia. This systematic review and meta-analysis estimated prevalence rates of …

Continued versus discontinued cannabis use in patients with psychosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis

T Schoeler, A Monk, MB Sami, E Klamerus… - The Lancet …, 2016 - thelancet.com
Background Although the link between cannabis use and development of psychosis is well
established, less is known about the effect of continued versus discontinued cannabis use …

Consensus paper of the WFSBP task force on cannabis, cannabinoids and psychosis

DC D'Souza, M DiForti, S Ganesh… - The World Journal of …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Objectives The liberalisation of cannabis laws, the increasing availability and potency of
cannabis has renewed concern about the risk of psychosis with cannabis. Methods The …

Cannabis use in first episode psychosis: Meta-analysis of prevalence, and the time course of initiation and continued use

H Myles, N Myles, M Large - Australian & New Zealand …, 2016 - journals.sagepub.com
Objectives: Cannabis use is prevalent among people with first episode psychosis and the
epidemiology of its use in early psychosis is unclear. We performed a meta-analysis of …

Cannabis use is associated with increased psychotic symptoms and poorer psychosocial functioning in first-episode psychosis: a report from the UK national EDEN …

JL Seddon, M Birchwood, A Copello… - Schizophrenia …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Objective: The use of cannabis during the early stage of psychosis has been linked with
increased psychotic symptoms. This study aimed to examine the use of cannabis in the 12 …

Therapeutic potential of medicinal marijuana: an educational primer for health care professionals

Y Mouhamed, A Vishnyakov, B Qorri… - Drug, healthcare and …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
With the proposed Canadian July 2018 legalization of marijuana through the Cannabis Act,
a thorough critical analysis of the current trials on the efficacy of medicinal marijuana (MM) …

Scoping review of cannabis-reduction psychosocial interventions and reasons for use among young adults with psychosis

R Petros, DD Walker, A Pierce… - Journal of Dual …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Objective: No evidence-based intervention effectively reduces cannabis use in young adults
with psychosis (YAP). To generate hypotheses about why, a scoping review was conducted …

[HTML][HTML] Cannabinoids and schizophrenia: risks and therapeutic potential

MW Manseau, DC Goff - Neurotherapeutics, 2015 - Elsevier
A convergence of evidence shows that use of Cannabis sativa is associated with increased
risk of developing psychotic disorders, including schizophrenia, and earlier age at which …

The effect of substance use on 10-year outcome in first-episode psychosis

MA Weibell, WV Hegelstad, B Auestad… - Schizophrenia …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Substance use is common in first-episode psychosis (FEP) and has been linked to poorer
outcomes with more severe psychopathology and higher relapse rates. Early substance …

Impact of comprehensive treatment for first episode psychosis on substance use outcomes: a randomized controlled trial

C Cather, MF Brunette, KT Mueser, SF Babbin… - Psychiatry …, 2018 - Elsevier
Lifetime co-occurring substance use disorders are common at the time of presentation for
treatment of a first episode of primary psychosis and persistent substance use disorder …