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Effects of cannabidiol on schizophrenia-like symptoms in people who use cannabis

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Morgan, Celia J. A., Curran, H. Valerie·2008·British Journal of Psychiatry

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Cannabis contains various cannabinoids, two of which have almost opposing actions: Delta9-tetrahydrocannabinol (Delta9-THC) is psychotomimetic, whereas cannabidiol (CBD) has antipsychotic effects. Hair samples were analysed to examine levels of Delta9-THC and CBD in 140 individuals. Three clear groups emerged: ;THC only', ;THC+CBD' and those with no cannabinoid in hair. The THC only group showed higher levels of positive schizophrenia-like symptoms compared with the no cannabinoid and THC+CBD groups, and higher levels of delusions compared with the no cannabinoid group. This provides evidence of the divergent properties of cannabinoids and has important implications for research into the link between cannabis use and psychosis.

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  • A number of studies indicate that cannabis strains containing higher THC:CBD ratios may result in greater risk of psychotic outcomes, and that CBD might have anti-psychotic properties.

    “A number of studies indicate that cannabis strains containing higher THC:CBD ratios may result in greater risk of psychotic outcomes, and that CBD might have anti-psychotic properties (27)(28)(29)47).”

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    The Psychosis proneness results and Discussion report more schizophrenia-like experiences in the THC-only group than in the THC+CBD group, and the Discussion says CBD may have antipsychotic properties. But the Discussion explicitly says the study could not directly infer the CBD-to-THC ratio from hair samples. It therefore does not establish that a higher THC:CBD ratio increases the risk of psychotic outcomes. (LLM, conf=0.88)

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  1. Morgan CJA, Muetzelfeldt L, Curran HV. Attentional bias to incentive stimuli in heavy ketamine users. Psychol Med 2008; 4: 1-10.

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Authors
Morgan, C. J. A., & Curran, H. V.
Affiliations
University College London (GB)
Corresponding author
Morgan, Celia J. A.
Venue
British Journal of Psychiatry
Published
2008-04
Volume
192
Issue
4
Pages
306-307
ISSN
  • 0007-1250 (ISSN-L)
  • 1472-1465
OpenAlex
W2151439032
Cited by
300
References
13
Citations by year
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FWCI
14.53
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • The British Journal of Psychiatry (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • UCL Discovery (University College London) (submittedVersion)
Funders
Economic and Social Research Council (RES-000-23-0945, RES-000-)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Pharmacology › Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Schizophrenia research and treatment
  • Life Sciences › Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics › Toxicology › Forensic Toxicology and Drug Analysis
Keywords
cannabidiol, delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol, cannabis use, schizophrenia-like symptoms, psychosis, delusions, hair analysis, cannabinoids, antipsychotic effects, psychotomimetic effects
MeSH terms
Adult, Analysis of Variance, Cannabidiol, Marijuana Abuse, Delusions, Female, Hair, Humans, Male, Predictive Value of Tests, Psychoses, Substance-Induced, Dronabinol

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