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Cannabinoids and Schizophrenia: Risks and Therapeutic Potential

Overview of attention for article published in Neurotherapeutics, October 2015
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  • In the top 5% of all research outputs scored by Altmetric
  • Among the highest-scoring outputs from this source (#50 of 1,327)
  • High Attention Score compared to outputs of the same age (96th percentile)
  • Good Attention Score compared to outputs of the same age and source (68th percentile)

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Title
Cannabinoids and Schizophrenia: Risks and Therapeutic Potential
Published in
Neurotherapeutics, October 2015
DOI 10.1007/s13311-015-0382-6
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Authors

Marc W Manseau, Donald C Goff

Abstract

A convergence of evidence shows that use of Cannabis sativa is associated with increased risk of developing psychotic disorders, including schizophrenia, and earlier age at which psychotic symptoms first manifest. Cannabis exposure during adolescence is most strongly associated with the onset of psychosis amongst those who are particularly vulnerable, such as those who have been exposed to child abuse and those with family histories of schizophrenia. Schizophrenia that develops after cannabis use may have a unique clinical phenotype, and several genetic polymorphisms may modulate the relationship between cannabis use and psychosis. The endocannabinoid system has been implicated in psychosis both related and unrelated to cannabis exposure, and studying this system holds potential to increase understanding of the pathophysiology of schizophrenia. Anandamide signaling in the central nervous system may be particularly important. Δ(9)-Tetrahydrocannabinol in cannabis can cause symptoms of schizophrenia when acutely administered, and cannabidiol (CBD), another compound in cannabis, can counter many of these effects. CBD may have therapeutic potential for the treatment of psychosis following cannabis use, as well as schizophrenia, possibly with better tolerability than current antipsychotic treatments. CBD may also have anti-inflammatory and neuroprotective properties. Establishing the role of CBD and other CBD-based compounds in treating psychotic disorders will require further human research.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
Spain 1 <1%
United States 1 <1%
Brazil 1 <1%
Unknown 330 99%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Bachelor 63 19%
Researcher 43 13%
Student > Master 40 12%
Other 22 7%
Student > Ph. D. Student 19 6%
Other 54 16%
Unknown 92 28%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Medicine and Dentistry 59 18%
Neuroscience 35 11%
Psychology 34 10%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 19 6%
Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science 19 6%
Other 64 19%
Unknown 103 31%
Attention Score in Context

Attention Score in Context

This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 64. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 11 May 2024.
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#696,181
of 26,052,823 outputs
Outputs from Neurotherapeutics
#50
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Outputs of similar age
#9,710
of 288,097 outputs
Outputs of similar age from Neurotherapeutics
#6
of 19 outputs
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