Historique
Livre
Marijuana and madness. Psychiatry and neurobiology
(Cannabis et folie. Psychiatrie et neurobiologie)
Auteur(s) :
CASTLE D. ;
MURRAY, R.
Année
2004
Page(s) :
218 p.
Sous-type de document :
Etude de synthèse / Synthetic study
Langue(s) :
Anglais
Éditeur(s) :
Cambridge - New York : Cambridge University Press
ISBN :
978-0-521-81940-4
Refs biblio. :
700
Domaine :
Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs
Discipline :
PRO (Produits, mode d'action, méthode de dépistage / Substances, action mode, screening methods)
Thésaurus mots-clés
TROUBLE BIPOLAIRE
;
CANNABIS
;
EFFET SECONDAIRE
;
SYSTEME NERVEUX CENTRAL
;
DEPRESSION
;
CONSOMMATION
;
PSYCHOSE
;
SCHIZOPHRENIE
;
ABUS
;
CANNABINOIDES
;
DOPAMINE
;
INTERACTION CHIMIQUE
;
COGNITION
;
PSYCHIATRIE
;
NEUROBIOLOGIE
Note générale :
Cambridge, London, Cambridge University Press, 2004, 218 p., index, fig.
Note de contenu :
index ; fig.
Résumé :
ENGLISH :
This book provides a comprehensive and up-to-date overview of the psychiatry and neuroscience of Cannabis sativa (marijuana), with particular emphasis on psychotic disorders. It outlines the very latest developments in our understanding of the human cannabinoid system, and links this knowledge to clinical and epidemiological facts about the impact of cannabis on mental health. Clinically focused chapters review not only the direct psychomimetic properties of cannabis, but also the impact consumption has on the courses of evolving or established mental illness such as schizophrenia. A number of controversial issues are critically explored, including whether a discrete "cannabis psychosis" exists, and whether cannabis can actually cause schizophrenia. Effects of cannabis on mood, notably depression, are reviewed, as are its effects on cognition. This book will be of interest to all members of the mental health team, as well as to neuroscientists and those involved in drug and alcohol research. (Editor's abstract.)
Affiliation :
Mental Hlth Res. Inst., Univ. Melbourne
Australie. Australia.
Australie. Australia.