title: Swiss psychiatrists beliefs and attitudes about cannabis risks in psychiatric patients: ideologically determined or evidence-based?
abstract: 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.
authors: Division of Substance Abuse, University Hospitals of Geneva, Rue verte 2, CH-1205, Geneva, Switzerland. Daniele.Zullino@hcuge.ch
authors: Daniele Fabio
authors: DF
authors: Zullino
authors: Hans
authors: H
authors: Kurt
authors: Barbara
authors: B
authors: Broers
authors: Anita
authors: A
authors: Drexler
authors: Hans-Peter
authors: HP
authors: Graf
authors: Yasser
authors: Y
authors: Khazaal
authors: Yves
authors: Y
authors: Le Bloc'h
authors: Baya-Laure
authors: BL
authors: Pegard
authors: François
authors: F
authors: Borgeat
authors: Martin
authors: M
authors: Preisig
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D002186:Cannabinoids
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