Do cannabis and urbanicity co-participate in causing psychosis? Evidence from a 10-year follow-up cohort study

Psychological Medicine

Volumn 41, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 2121-2129

  Kuepper, R ^a   Van Os, J ^a,b   Lieb, R ^c,d   Wittchen, H U ^c,e   Henquet, C ^a,f  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF PSYCHIATRY   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

^e DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^f Mondriaan Zorggroep   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cannabis; cohort study; interaction; psychosis; urban environment

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CANNABIS ADDICTION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GERMANY; HUMAN; MALE; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOSIS; RISK FACTOR; RURAL POPULATION; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; URBAN POPULATION;

ADOLESCENT; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GERMANY; HUMANS; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MARIJUANA ABUSE; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; RISK FACTORS; RURAL POPULATION; URBAN POPULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80054921485     PISSN: 00332917     EISSN: 14698978     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0033291711000511     Document Type: Article

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