Swiss psychiatrists beliefs and attitudes about cannabis risks in psychiatric patients: ideologically determined or evidence-based?
The objective of this survey was to assess the beliefs of Swiss psychiatrists about the risks associated with cannabis, and to assess their prohibitive attitudes toward their patients. Eighty-two doctors agreed to fill-up the questionnaire. Cluster analysis retained a 3-cluster solution. Cluster 1: "Prohibitionists" believed that cannabis could induce and trigger all forms of psychiatric disorder, and showed a highly prohibitive attitude. Cluster 2: "Causalists" believed that schizophrenia, but not other psychiatric disorders, could be induced and triggered. Cluster 3: "Prudent liberals" did not believe that psychiatric disorders could be induced by cannabis, and were generally less prohibitive.
Zullino
Daniele Fabio
DF
Division of Substance Abuse, University Hospitals of Geneva, Rue verte 2, CH-1205, Geneva, Switzerland. Daniele.Zullino@hcuge.ch
Kurt
Hans
H
Broers
Barbara
B
Drexler
Anita
A
Graf
Hans-Peter
HP
Khazaal
Yasser
Y
Le Bloc'h
Yves
Y
Pegard
Baya-Laure
BL
Borgeat
François
F
Preisig
Martin
M
D000328:Adult; D001008:Anxiety Disorders / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000523:psychology; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D001714:Bipolar Disorder / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000523:psychology; D002186:Cannabinoids / Q000633:toxicity*; D015984:Causality; D003469:Culture; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000523:psychology; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D005260:Female; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D002189:Marijuana Abuse / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000523:psychology; D008875:Middle Aged; D011570:Psychiatry; D012306:Risk; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000175:diagnosis; D012565:Schizophrenic Psychology; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013557:Switzerland
D002186:Cannabinoids
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