In honor of National CBD Day, Psychiatric Times™ shares some recent expert discussions on the pros, cons and clinical implications of cannabis use in psychiatry.
Cannabis Legalization: What Psychiatrists Need to Know
Samantha Johnstone, BA; Kevin P. Hill, MD, MHS; and Tony P. George, MD, FRCPC, provide an update on cannabis legislation and its clinical utility.
Mrs Johnstone is a research analyst at the Center for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH), Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Dr. Hill is an associate professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School and director of addiction psychiatry at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. George is Professor of Psychiatry, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, and Senior Physician Scientist at CAMH in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He is currently Deputy Editor and incoming Co-Editor of Neuropsychopharmacology (NPP).
Cannabis confusion
John J. Miller, MD, shares 10 keys to understanding the science of cannabinoids.
Dr. Miller is medical director of Brain Health, Exeter, New Hampshire; Editor-in-Chief, Psychiatric TimesTM; staff psychiatrist, Seacoast Mental Health Center, Exeter; Consultant Psychiatrist, Exeter Hospital, Exeter; Consultant Psychiatrist, Insight Meditation Society, Barre, Massachusetts.
Clinical management of cannabis complications
Thomas R. Kosten, MD, and Christopher D. Verrico, PhD, discuss the psychiatric challenges posed by cannabinoids and their clinical implications.
Dr. cost is the Jay H. Waggoner Endowed Chair and co-founder of the Institute for Clinical and Translational Research. He is also a professor of psychiatry, neuroscience, pharmacology and immunology at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas. Dr. Verrico is a research assistant professor of psychiatry at Baylor College of Medicine.
Medical marijuana for autism
Cannabis is prescribed as a treatment for autism in several states; Is it the wonder drug patients and families have been waiting for? Rashmi Parmar, MD, chimes in.
Dr. Parmar is a dual board certified adult and child psychiatrist with Community Psychiatry based in Newark, CA. He earned his medical degree from Terna Medical College & Hospital in Mumbai, India.
How to talk about cannabis with your patients
Tony Thrasher, DO, DFAPA, shares how to effectively address the topic of cannabis use with your patients.
Dr. Thrasher is the president of the American Association for Emergency Psychiatry (AAEP) and the medical director of crisis services in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin.