Association of extent of cannabis use and psychotic like intoxication experiences in a multi-national sample of first episode psychosis patients and controls.
Psychotic-like experiences
psychotomimetic
schizophrenia
substance abuse
Journal
Psychological medicine
ISSN: 1469-8978
Titre abrégé: Psychol Med
Pays: England
ID NLM: 1254142
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
09 2021
09 2021
Historique:
pubmed:
29
4
2020
medline:
25
11
2022
entrez:
29
4
2020
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
First episode psychosis (FEP) patients who use cannabis experience more frequent psychotic and euphoric intoxication experiences compared to controls. It is not clear whether this is consequent to patients being more vulnerable to the effects of cannabis use or to their heavier pattern of use. We aimed to determine whether extent of use predicted psychotic-like and euphoric intoxication experiences in patients and controls and whether this differs between groups. We analysed data on patients who had ever used cannabis ( Caseness, frequency of cannabis use and money spent on cannabis predicted psychotic-like and euphoric experiences ( FEP patients are particularly sensitive to increased psychotic-like, but not euphoric experiences, at higher levels of cannabis use compared to controls. This suggests a specific psychotomimetic response in FEP patients related to heavy cannabis use. Clinicians should enquire regarding cannabis related PEs and advise that lower levels of cannabis use are associated with less frequent PEs.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
First episode psychosis (FEP) patients who use cannabis experience more frequent psychotic and euphoric intoxication experiences compared to controls. It is not clear whether this is consequent to patients being more vulnerable to the effects of cannabis use or to their heavier pattern of use. We aimed to determine whether extent of use predicted psychotic-like and euphoric intoxication experiences in patients and controls and whether this differs between groups.
METHODS
We analysed data on patients who had ever used cannabis (
RESULTS
Caseness, frequency of cannabis use and money spent on cannabis predicted psychotic-like and euphoric experiences (
CONCLUSIONS
FEP patients are particularly sensitive to increased psychotic-like, but not euphoric experiences, at higher levels of cannabis use compared to controls. This suggests a specific psychotomimetic response in FEP patients related to heavy cannabis use. Clinicians should enquire regarding cannabis related PEs and advise that lower levels of cannabis use are associated with less frequent PEs.
Identifiants
pubmed: 32340643
doi: 10.1017/S0033291720000847
pii: S0033291720000847
doi:
Substances chimiques
Hallucinogens
0
Cannabinoid Receptor Agonists
0
Types de publication
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
2074-2082Subventions
Organisme : Medical Research Council
ID : MC_PC_14105
Pays : United Kingdom
Organisme : Department of Health
ID : NIHR-CS-011-001
Pays : United Kingdom
Organisme : Medical Research Council
ID : MR/P001408/1
Pays : United Kingdom