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Cannabis use and cannabis use disorders and their relationship to mental disorders: a 10-year prospective-longitudinal community study in adolescents

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Wittchen, Hans-Ulrich, Fröhlich, Christine, Behrendt, Silke, Günther, Agnes, Rehm, Jürgen, Zimmermann, Petra, Lieb, Roselind, Perkonigg, Axel·2007·Drug and Alcohol Dependence

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Background Whereas the role of externalizing disorders is relatively well established in predicting the onset of cannabis use (CU) or cannabis use disorder (CUD), the status of anxiety and mood disorders in predicting CU and CUD remains controversial.Objective (1) To examine cross-sectional and prospective associations of CU and CUD with a range of mental disorders and whether anxiety and mood disorders are associated with CU/CUD after adjusting for externalizing disorders.Methods N=1395 community subjects aged 14-17 at baseline were followed-up at three waves prospectively over 10 years. Substance use, substance disorders and mental disorders were assessed using the DSM-IV/M-CIDI.Results (1) The baseline prevalence rates where 19.3% at t(0) for CU and 2.6% for CUD. Cumulative incidence rates at t(3) were 54.3% for CU and 13.7% for CUD. (2) In cross-sectional and prospective analyses other substance use disorders, mood and anxiety disorders were associated with CU and CUD. (3) Associations of panic-anxiety with CU and of depressive and bipolar disorders with CU and CUD were significant after controlling for externalizing disorders.Conclusion A range of psychopathological conditions, including depressive, bipolar and less consistently anxiety disorders as well as the degree of their comorbidity are significantly associated with incident CU and progression to CUD, even when controlling for externalising disorders. A better understanding of this complex interplay may result in better aetiological models and intervention strategies.

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  • Another study found the highest risk for substance-related disorders in childhood internalizing disorders.

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    The Results (§3.3) and Discussion (§4; page numbers unavailable) report different associations for individual anxiety disorders: panic-anxiety predicted cannabis use, while specific phobias and GAD were associated with cannabis use disorder. This supports a differential pattern, but the study examined cannabis outcomes, not substance-related disorders generally. (LLM, conf=0.86)

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  1. [43]43.  Wittchen, H.-U., Brückl, T., Ruhl, U., 2004. Haben frühe psychische Störungen Folgen? In: Lehmkuhl, U., Lehmkuhl, G. (Eds.), Frühe psychische Störungen und ihre Behandlung. Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, Göttingen, pp. 25-44.

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Authors
Wittchen, H.-U., Fröhlich, C., Behrendt, S., Günther, A., Rehm, J., Zimmermann, P., Lieb, R., & Perkonigg, A.
Affiliations
  • Technische Universität Dresden (DE)
  • Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CA)
  • Max Planck Society (DE)
Venue
Drug and Alcohol Dependence
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2007-04
Volume
88
Pages
S60-S70
ISSN
0376-8716 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2103849723
Cited by
311
References
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FWCI
11.96
Type
journal article
Language
en
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  • Drug and Alcohol Dependence (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Qucosa (Saxon State and University Library Dresden) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
  • Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics (submittedVersion)
Funders
  • Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (WI 709/8-1, WI 709/7-1, WI2246/1‐1, LA1148/1‐1)
  • Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung (LA1148/1-1, 01EB9901/6, EB 0142, WI2246/1-1, WI 709/7-1, 01EB0140, WI 709/8-1, 01EB9405/6, EB01016200, 01EB0440)
  • National Institutes of Health
  • U.S. Public Health Service (303-7028)
  • National Institute of Mental Health
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Pharmacology › Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Mental Health Treatment and Access
Keywords
cannabis use, cannabis use disorder, adolescents, anxiety disorders, mood disorders, depressive disorders, bipolar disorder, externalizing disorders, substance use disorders, comorbidities, substance use onset, substance use progression
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Mental Disorders, Cannabis, Marijuana Abuse, Humans, Internal-External Control, Prospective Studies, Residence Characteristics

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