PRIMARY STUDY

Cognitive performance and lifetime cannabis use in patients with first-episode schizophrenia spectrum disorder

Key Findings:  Patients who used cannabis and presented with their first-episode of schizophrenia showed less cognitive functioning impairment when compared to the first-episode of schizophrenia in non-users.

Type of Study:  Clinical Trial

Study Sample Size:  152

Study Result:  Positive

Research Location(s):  Czech Republic

Year of Pub:  2021


Cannabinoids Studied:  Cannabinoid (unspecified)

Phytocannabinoid Source:  Not Applicable




Citation:  Hájková M, et al. Cognitive performance and lifetime cannabis use in patients with first-episode schizophrenia spectrum disorder. Cogn Neuropsychiatry. 2021; 26:257-272. doi: 10.1080/13546805.2021.1924649

Authors:  Hájková M, Knížková K, Siroňová A, Keřková B, Jonáš J, Šustová P, Dorazilová A, Rodriguez M