Should burden of disease estimates include cannabis use as a risk factor for psychosis?

PLoS Med. 2009 Sep;6(9):e1000133. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1000133. Epub 2009 Sep 29.

Abstract

Louise Degenhardt and colleagues discuss the evidence and the debate about whether Global Burden of Disease estimates should include cannabis use as a risk factor for psychosis.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Cannabis / adverse effects*
  • Confounding Factors, Epidemiologic
  • Cost of Illness*
  • Humans
  • Observation
  • Psychotic Disorders / etiology*
  • Risk Assessment / methods
  • Risk Factors
  • Schizophrenia / etiology*