Marijuana and Madness
Subtitle: Psychiatry and Neurobiology
Contributors: David Castle (Editor); Robin Murray (Editor)
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: June 14, 2004
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 234
ISBN-13: 9780521819404
Subjects: Drug addiction & substance abuse; Neurosciences; Psychiatry; Mental Health; Marijuana abuse; Medical / Nursing; Psychological aspects; Medical; Psychiatry - General; Pain Medicine; Medical / Psychiatry; Marijuana; Complications; Physiological effect
First sentence: This book is about cannabis (marijuana) and psychotic illnesses; more specifically, it outlines how our increasing understanding of cannabis itself, the effects of cannabis on the brain and psychic functions and of the cannabinoid system can inform our understanding of the relationships between cannabis and psychosis.