Interaction between cannabis consumption and childhood abuse in psychotic disorders: preliminary findings on the role of different patterns of cannabis use

Early Intervention in Psychiatry

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2018, Pages 135-142

  Sideli, Lucia ^a,c   Fisher, Helen L ^a   Murray, Robin M ^a   Sallis, Hannah ^b   Russo, Manuela ^d   Stilo, Simona A ^a   Paparelli, Alessandra ^a   Wiffen, Benjamin D R ^a   O'Connor, Jennifer A ^a   Pintore, Sonia ^a   Ferraro, Laura ^c   La Cascia, Caterina ^c   La Barbera, Daniele ^c   Morgan, Craig ^a   Di Forti, Marta ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

^d MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

cannabis; childhood trauma; first episode psychosis; interaction; marijuana smoking

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANNABIS USE; CHILD ABUSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPERIENCE OF CARE AND ABUSE QUESTIONNAIRE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PHYSICAL ABUSE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL ABUSE; UNITED KINGDOM; CANNABIS SMOKING; CHILD ABUSE SURVIVOR; COMORBIDITY; ENGLAND; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; ADULT SURVIVORS OF CHILD ABUSE; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONDON; MALE; MARIJUANA SMOKING; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; RISK FACTORS; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84947998893     PISSN: 17517885     EISSN: 17517893     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/eip.12285     Document Type: Article

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