Title: Association Between Cannabis Use and Psychosis-Related Outcomes Using Sibling Pair Analysis in a Cohort of Young Adults
Author(s): John McGrath, Joy Welham, James Scott, Daniel Varghese, Louisa Degenhardt, Mohammad Reza Hayatbakhsh, Rosa Alati, Gail M. Williams, William Bor, JakeM. Najman
Publisher: American Medical Association
Description: "Early cannabis use is associated with psychosis-related outcomes in young adults. The use of sibling pairs reduces the likelihood that unmeasured con- founding explains these findings. This study provides further support for the hypothesis that early cannabis use is a risk-modifying factor for psychosis-related out- comes in young adults."--Taken from abstract.
Classification: marijuana
Keywords: marijuana, cannabis, pot, psychosis, THC
Date Issued: 2010
Journal Title: Archives of General Psychiatry
Volume: 67
Number: 5
Page(s): 8 p.
Date Of Record Creation: 2010-03-08 15:30:50 (W3C-DTF)
Date Of Record Release: 2010-03-08 15:35:26
Date Record Checked: 2010-03-08 (W3C-DTF)
Date Last Modified: 2010-03-08 15:37:39 (W3C-DTF)
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