ABSTRACT: There is a high prevalence of cannabis use reported in non-affective psychosis. Early prospective longitudinal studies conclude that cannabis use is a risk factor for psychosis, and neurochemical studies on cannabis have suggested potential mechanisms for this effect. Recent advances in the field of neuroscience and genetics may have important implications for our ... Continue Reading
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Who Is at Higher Risk for Cannabis Addiction?
Scientists have identified the genes that predispose people to cannabis addiction. This post from the Daily Beast highlights that the pot dependence genes are also linked to schizophrenia and depression. According to new research, you don’t sit around in sweatpants andsmoke pot simply because you’re lazy. Such a habit could be the result of a genetic inheritance. It’s your ... Continue Reading
STUDY: THE 3rd SCHIZOPHRENIA INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH SOCIETY CONFERENCE, 14-18 APRIL 2012, FLORENCE, ITALY: SUMMARIES OF ORAL SESSIONS
ABSTRACT: The 3rd Schizophrenia International Research Society Conference was held in Florence, Italy, April 14-18, 2012.and this year had as its emphasis, “The Globalization of Research”. Student travel awardees served as rapporteurs for each oral session and focused their summaries on the most significant findings that emerged and the discussions that followed. The ... Continue Reading
STUDY: Schizophrenia – Cannabis and psychopathology: The meandering journey of the last decade
ABSTRACT: Since its inception cannabis has been observed to be associated with various psycho-pathology. In this paper, the authors have reviewed the advancement made in this area over the last decade. The association between cannabis and schizophrenia has been researched more intensively. The controversy regarding the reliability, clinical utility, and the existence of a ... Continue Reading
STUDY: Traditional Knowledge and Formulations of Medicinal Plants Used by the Traditional Medical Practitioners of Bangladesh to Treat Schizophrenia Like Psychosis
ABSTRACT: Schizophrenia is a subtle disorder of brain development and plasticity; it affects the most basic human processes of perception, emotion, and judgment. In Bangladesh the traditional medical practitioners of rural and remote areas characterized the schizophrenia as an insanity or a mental problem due to possession by ghosts or evil spirits and they have used various ... Continue Reading