Characterization of mental health in cannabis dispensary users, using structured clinical interviews and standardized assessment instruments
department or school: Medicine, Faculty of
department or school: Anesthesiology, Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Department of
data provider: DSpace
degree campus: UBCV
creator: Yau, Jade
issued: 2019-04-23T19:15:33Z
issued: 2019
related degree: Master of Science - MSc
degree grantor: University of British Columbia
description: Medical cannabis has been reported to improve the symptoms of various mental health conditions, such as anxiety, depression and chronic pain. Conversely, other studies have suggested that cannabis use contributes to mental health problems. Information gathered about medical cannabis users from previous studies have been mostly self-reported with limited diagnostic measures examining mental health. The goal of the present study was to expand on current research using standardized and clinical assessments to analyze the severity of mental health and any psychiatric conditions in a non-epidemiological population of medical cannabis users from a dispensary in Vancouver. We administered the Mini-International Neuropsychiatric Interview, based on criteria from the DSM-IV-TR and ICD-10. In order to obtain detailed information about the general well-being and mental health of individuals, seven standardized assessments evaluated perceived stress, fatigue, sleep disturbances, depression, somatic symptoms, pain, and nicotine dependence. This will provide high quality data that can be better compared to other studies in the literature. Most frequently diagnosed conditions were anxiety, depression, and substance dependence, but most self-reported conditions were anxiety, sleep and depression. Results showed that medical cannabis users with a depression diagnosis had higher perceived stress, but severity of depression was mostly minimal. Many participants reported using cannabis to treat depression, but only three had current depression. Participants with any anxiety disorder mostly preferred to use pure CBD, and many had experienced negative effects with cannabis use. A diagnosis of specific anxiety disorders, such as GAD, PTSD or social phobia, were more likely to have higher perceived stress. Those with substance dependence diagnoses showed earlier onset of regular cannabis use, higher frequency of cannabis use and dispensary visits. Alcohol or other non-cannabis dependence d…
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note: CHARACTERIZATION OF MENTAL HEALTH IN CANNABIS DISPENSARY USERS, USING STRUCTURED CLINICAL INTERVIEWS AND STANDARDIZED ASSESSMENT INSTRUMENTS by Jade Yau B.Sc., The University of Liverpool, 2016 A THESIS SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF SCIENCE in THE FACULTY OF GRADUATE AND POSTDOCTORAL STUDIES (Pharmacology and Therapeutics) THE UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA (Vancouver) April 2019 © Jade Yau, 2019 ii Committee Members The following individuals certify that they have read, and recommend to the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies for acceptance, the thesis entitled: Characterization of Mental Health in Cannabis Dispensary Users, Using Structured Clinical Interviews and Standardized Assessment Instruments Submitted by Jade Yau in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in Pharmacology and Therapeutics. Examining Committee: Dr. Alasdair Barr Supervisor Dr. William Panenka Supervisory Committee Member Dr. Michael Walker Supervisory Committee Member iii Abstract Medical cannabis has been reported to improve the symptoms of various mental health conditions, such as anxiety, depression and chronic pain. Conversely, other studies have suggested that cannabis use contributes to mental health problems. Information gathered about medical cannabis users from previous studies have been mostly self-reported with limited diagnostic measures examining mental health. The goal of the present study was to expand on current research using standardized and clinical assessments to analyze the severity of mental health and any psychiatric conditions in a non-epidemiological population of medical cannabis users from a dispensary in Vancouver. We administered the Mini-International Neuropsychiatric Interview, based on criteria from the DSM-IV-TR and ICD-10. In order to obtain detailed information about the general well-being and mental health of individuals, seven standardized assessments evaluated…
has type: Thesis/Dissertation
date issued: 2019-05
is shown at: 10.14288/1.0378368
language: eng
degree discipline: Pharmacology and Therapeutics
provider: Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
publisher: University of British Columbia
rights: Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International
rights URI: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
scholar level: Graduate
type: Text
identifier URI: http://hdl.handle.net/2429/69872