Abstract: ABSTRACTAim To examine the evidence on the association between cannabis and depression and evaluate competing explanations of the association.Methods A search of Medline, Psychinfo and EMBASE databases was conducted. All references in which the terms ‘cannabis’, ‘marijuana’ or ‘cannabinoid’, and in which the words ‘depression/depressive disorder/depressed’, ‘mood’, ‘mood disorder’ or ‘dysthymia’ were collected. Only research studies were reviewed. Case reports are not discussed.Results There was a modest association ...
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Psychiatry
Clinical psychology