The association between cannabis use and depression: A systematic review and meta-analysis of longitudinal studies

Psychological Medicine

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 797-810

  Lev Ran, S ^a,b   Roerecke, M ^a   Le Foll, B ^a,c   George, T P ^a,c   McKenzie, K ^a,c   Rehm, J ^a,c  

^a CENTRE FOR ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Canada)

^b SHEBA MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cannabis; Depression; Epidemiology; Meta analysis; Psychiatry

Indexed keywords

CANNABIS ADDICTION; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; DEPRESSION; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; REVIEW;

DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; HUMANS; MARIJUANA ABUSE;

EID: 84896481449     PISSN: 00332917     EISSN: 14698978     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0033291713001438     Document Type: Article

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