The relationship between cannabis involvement and suicidal thoughts and behaviors

Drug and Alcohol Dependence

Volumn 150, Issue , 2015, Pages 98-104

  Delforterie, M J ^a   Lynskey, M T ^b   Huizink, A C ^a   Creemers, H E ^a   Grant, J D ^c   Few, L R ^c   Glowinski, A L ^c   Statham, D J ^d   Trull, T J ^e   Bucholz, K K ^c   Madden, P A F ^c   Martin, N G ^f   Heath, A C ^c   Agrawal, A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF THE SUNSHINE COAST   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^f QIMR BERGHOFER MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cannabis use; Cannabis use disorder symptoms; Suicidal thoughts and behaviors

Indexed keywords

AMPHETAMINE DERIVATIVE; COCAINE; KETAMINE; OPIATE; PHENCYCLIDINE; PSYCHEDELIC AGENT; SEDATIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CANNABIS ADDICTION; CANNABIS USE; CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CONDUCT DISORDER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIZYGOTIC TWINS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HERITABILITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MONOZYGOTIC TWINS; MORTALITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGISTER; SEMI STRUCTURED ASSESSMENT OF THE GENETICS OF ALCOHOLISM; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; CANNABIS SMOKING; PSYCHOLOGY; SUICIDE; TWINS;

CANNABIS;

ADULT; AUSTRALIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MARIJUANA ABUSE; MARIJUANA SMOKING; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SUICIDE; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED; TWINS;

EID: 84926421220     PISSN: 03768716     EISSN: 18790046     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2015.02.019     Document Type: Article

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