Titre : | A review of marijuana assessment dilemmas: Time for marijuana specific screening methods? (2003) |
Auteurs : | D. ALEXANDER |
Type de document : | Article : Périodique |
Dans : | Journal of Social Work Practice in the Addictions (Vol.3, n°4, 2003) |
Article en page(s) : | 5-28 |
Langues: | Anglais |
Discipline : | PRO (Produits, mode d'action, méthode de dépistage / Substances, action mode, screening methods) |
Mots-clés : |
Thésaurus mots-clés CANNABIS ; DEPISTAGE ; METHODE ; DIAGNOSTIC ; CULTUREL ; DSM (III,IV,5) ; TEST |
Résumé : | This article explores how multiple cultural and clinical factors regarding marijuana complicate accurate clinical recognition, assessment and diagnosis of cannabis use disorders. These factors include: Widespread use of marijuana; culturally confusing messages about marijuana's acceptability or harmfulness; social policy debates over legalization and decriminalization; scientific debates about marijuana's risks or medical benefits; DSM-IV-TR assessment criterion shortcomings; and the inadequacy of current screening methods related to marijuana. These issues are described along with a potential remedy - the development of marijuana specific screening methods. |
Domaine : | Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs |
Sous-type de document : | Revue de la littérature / Literature review |
Affiliation : | University of Houston Graduate School of Social Work, Houston, TX, USA |
Cote : | Abonnement |
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