Adverse mental health effects of cannabis use in two indigenous communities in Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia: Exploratory study

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 39, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 612-620

  Clough, Alan R ^a   D'Abbs, Peter ^b   Cairney, Sheree ^c   Gray, Dennis ^d   Maruff, Paul ^c   Parker, Robert ^e   O'Reilly, Bridie ^f  

^a MENZIES SCHOOL OF HEALTH RESEARCH   (Australia)

^b JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^e La Trobe University ^*  (Australia)

^f CHARLES DARWIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Cannabis; Indigenous Australians; Mental health effects; Petrol sniffing

Indexed keywords

CANNABIS;

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; AUTONOMIC DYSFUNCTION; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COMMUNITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPENDENT PERSONALITY DISORDER; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MOOD DISORDER; NATIVE SPECIES; PSYCHOSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; SMOKING; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDERS; AUSTRALIA; CATCHMENT AREA (HEALTH); CLUSTER ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MARIJUANA ABUSE; POPULATION GROUPS; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 27744475990     PISSN: 00048674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1614.2005.01634.x     Document Type: Article

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