This paper will summarise the main substrates of cannabis-associated psychoses. First, an epistemological framework will be introduced to support the existence of a specific ‘cannabis-associated psychosis’ as a nosological entity distinct from idiopathic schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders. Then, the main clinical characteristics of cannabis-associated psychoses will be examined. Finally, the biological and genetic correlates of cannabis-associated psychosis will be presented.
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Diego Quattrone - Social, Genetic and Developmental Psychiatry Centre, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King’s College London, London, SE5 8AF, Reino Unido
Keywords:
Cannabis; psychotic disorders; psychosis; schizophrenia.