Males, ages 16 – 20 years, with a Cannabis Use Disorder (CUD) are at greater risk of adverse mental health outcomes like schizophrenia. These are some of the findings from a recent Danish research paper that monitored nearly 7 million people from 1972 to 2021. Researchers Hjorthøj, C (et.al.) noted[Read More…]
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Cannabis Use Disorder in Schizophrenia Cases: Increased Risk
JAMA Psychiatry just released a new longitudinal study from Denmark regarding the association of between a diagnosis of a cannabis use disorder (CUD) and a diagnosis of Schizophrenia in patients. The nationwide study, “Development Over Time of the Population-Attributable Risk Fraction for Cannabis Use Disorder in Schizophrenia in Denmark” (C.[Read More…]