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Cannabis Use Is Associated With Increased Psychotic Symptoms and Poorer Psychosocial Functioning in First-Episode Psychosis: A Report From the UK National EDEN Study
Author(s) -
Jennifer Seddon,
Max Birchwood,
Alex Copello,
Linda Everard,
Peter B. Jones,
David Fowler,
Tim Amos,
Nick Freemantle,
Vimal Sharma,
Max Marshall,
Swaran P. Singh
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
schizophrenia bulletin
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.823
H-Index - 190
eISSN - 1745-1701
pISSN - 0586-7614
DOI - 10.1093/schbul/sbv154
Subject(s) - psychosis , psychosocial , psychiatry , cannabis , psychology , clinical psychology , medicine
The use of cannabis during the early stage of psychosis has been linked with increased psychotic symptoms. This study aimed to examine the use of cannabis in the 12 months following a first-episode of psychosis (FEP) and the link with symptomatic course and outcome over 1 year post psychosis onset.

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