Marijuana and madness

Frontmatter......Page 1
Contents......Page 5
Contributors......Page 7
Preface......Page 11
1 - How cannabis works in the brain......Page 13
2 - Other cannabinoids......Page 29
3 - The function of the endocannabinoid system......Page 35
4 - Is cannabis becoming more potent?......Page 47
5 - What are the policy implications of the evidence on cannabis and psychosis?......Page 67
6 - Cannabis, endocannabinoids and neurodevelopment......Page 78
7 - The impact of pubertal exposure to cannabis on the brain: a focus on animal studies......Page 94
8 - Cannabis and cognition: short- and long-term effects......Page 103
9 - Does cannabis cause lasting brain damage?......Page 115
10 - The association between cannabis use and depression: a review of the evidence......Page 126
11 - Cannabis, cannabinoids and bipolar disorder......Page 141
12 - Which cannabis users develop psychosis?......Page 149
13 - Cannabinoids and the cerebellum: a potential role in the development of psychosis......Page 156
14 - The neural basis for the acute effects of cannabis on learning and psychosis......Page 172
15 - Does cannabis use cause schizophrenia? The epidemiological evidence......Page 181
16 - Postmortem studies of the brain cannabinoid system in schizophrenia......Page 196
17 - The endocannabinoid system in schizophrenia......Page 205
18 - The acute effects of cannabinoids in patients with psychotic illness......Page 210
19 - Cannabis abuse and the course of schizophrenia......Page 222
20 - Understanding cannabis use in schizophrenia......Page 230
21 - Addressing cannabis use in people with psychosis......Page 237
Index......Page 246
Plate section......Page 253