Diagnostic and symptomatological features in chronic psychotic patients according to cannabis use status

Journal of Psychoactive Drugs

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 235-241

  Maremmani, Icro ^a,b,c   Lazzeri, Antonio ^a   Pacini, Matteo ^a   Lovrecic, Mercedes ^a,d   Placidi, Gian Franco ^e   Perugi, Giulio ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^b G DE LISIO INSTITUTE OF BEHAVIOURAL SCIENCES   (Italy)

^c Application of Neuroscientific Knowledge to Social Aims (AU CNS)   (Italy)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bipolar disorder; Cannabis; Chronic psychosis; Clinical aspects

Indexed keywords

CANNABIS;

ADDICTION; ADULT; AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CANNABIS ADDICTION; CHRONIC DISEASE; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DRUG DEPENDENCE; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HALLUCINATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS; PSYCHOSIS; RATING SCALE; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; VIOLENCE;

EID: 3843112286     PISSN: 02791072     EISSN: 21599777     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02791072.2004.10399734     Document Type: Article

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