Cannabis use disorder and age at onset of psychosis - A study in first-episode patients

Schizophrenia Research

Volumn 129, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 52-56

  Schimmelmann, Benno G ^a   Conus, Philippe ^b,c   Cotton, Sue M ^c   Kupferschmid, Stephan ^a   Karow, Anne ^d   Schultze Lutter, Frauke ^a   McGorry, Patrick D ^c   Lambert, Martin ^c,d  

^a University Hospital of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry   (Switzerland)

^b LAUSANNE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HAMBURG EPPENDORF   (Germany)

Author keywords

Adolescence; First episode psychosis; Schizophrenia; Substance use

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BRAIN MATURATION; CANNABIS ADDICTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; FIRST EPISODE PSYCHOSIS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ONSET AGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGE OF ONSET; AUSTRALIA; CANNABINOIDS; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MARIJUANA ABUSE; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79956062589     PISSN: 09209964     EISSN: 15732509     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.schres.2011.03.023     Document Type: Article

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