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