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Continued cannabis use and outcome in first-episode psychosis: data from a randomized, open-label, controlled trial

Key Findings:  Using data from a previous study comparing cannabis use, psychopathology, and social role functioning, this analysis finds that continued cannabis use after the first episode of psychosis was correlated with worse social outcomes, but its role is modest in comparison to other factors.

Type of Study:  Meta-analysis

Study Sample Size:  124

Study Result:  Negative

Research Location(s):  Netherlands

Year of Pub:  2012


Cannabinoids Studied:  Cannabinoid (unspecified)

Phytocannabinoid Source:  Unspecified




Citation:  Faber G, et al. Continued cannabis use and outcome in first-episode psychosis: data from a randomized, open-label, controlled trial. J Clin Psychiatry. 2012; 73:632-8. doi: 10.4088/JCP.11m07069

Authors:  Faber G, Smid HG, Van Gool AR, Wunderink L, van den Bosch RJ, Wiersma D