Cannabis use and mental disorders – Medical news

The most common are those of anxiety. %) and depressive type (8%) who, moreover, frequently coincide in the same person. The study also reveals that 1.8% of the population suffers from an addictive disorder, 2% from a psychotic disorder and 3.6% from a personality disorder

. cannabis use with mental disorders such as schizophrenia. Now, a research conducted by scientists from the University of Granada (UGR) and led by Professor of Psychiatry Jorge Cervilla shows, for the first time, that cannabis is a risk factor, not only for schizophrenia, but for mental disorders in general. The article is published in the Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease

This is an epidemiological study, developed on a large representative sample of the province of Granada, formed by 1200 subjects, in which a prevalence of mental disorders is found 11% of respondents

The most common disorders are anxiety (9%) and depression (8%), which also frequently coincide in the same person . The study also reveals that 1.8% of the population suffers from an addictive disorder, 2% from a psychotic disorder and 3.6% from a personality disorder.

Risk Factors

The most common disorders are anxiety (9%) and depression (8%)

This research reports the prevalence of mental disorders in the province, figures very similar to those conducted in other parts of our province. The European environment, "although perhaps a little inflated because the field work was done during the difficult years of the economic crisis," warn researchers.

The study also focused on the identification of risk factors for mental disorders. of mental disorders was higher among people with the aforementioned cannabis use. In addition, it demonstrates for the first time, in a sample of population and badessment of mental disorders in general, that the risk of this disorder is higher in people with a high level of personality, neurosis or neurosis. Emotional instability. cognitive functioning.

Other risk factors for mental disorders identified were poorer physical health, social adversity, unemployment and some hereditary factors. The authors of this project also published this year two other international articles from the same study and focused on two specific mental illnesses: psychosis and depression

References:

Cervilla JA, Gutiérrez B, et al. (2018) Prevalence and correlation of risk of mental disorders in southern Spain: the GRANADEP study. Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease (in press).