Cannabis use and violent behaviour: A psychiatric patients cohort study in Southern Italy

Rivista di Psichiatria

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 43-50

  Carabellese, Felice ^a   Candelli, Chiara ^a   Martinelli, Domenico ^b   La Tegola, Donatella ^a   Catanesi, Roberto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FOGGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cannabis; Mental illness; Substance abuse; Violence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOMUTILATION; CANNABIS ADDICTION; COHORT ANALYSIS; DATA BASE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL PATIENT; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL STATUS; VIOLENCE; ITALY; MENTAL DISEASE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

FEMALE; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; MARIJUANA ABUSE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VIOLENCE;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84875581684     PISSN: 00356484     EISSN: 20382502     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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