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. 2012 Jul 30;198(2):316-8.
doi: 10.1016/j.psychres.2012.01.027. Epub 2012 Mar 20.

Total exposure duration and proximity of cessation of cannabis use predict severity of sub-clinical psychotic symptoms among former users

Bora Baskak  1 , Kerim Munir, Halise Devrimci Ozguven, Ersin Koc, Gulumser Gedik, Derya Erkan, Cem E Atbasoglu
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Total exposure duration and proximity of cessation of cannabis use predict severity of sub-clinical psychotic symptoms among former users

Bora Baskak et al. Psychiatry Res. .

Abstract

In a non-clinical military enrolment setting, former cannabis users (N=81), compared to substance-naïve controls (N=132), endorsed markedly elevated rates of schizotypy subscale scores on the Schizotypal Personality Questionnaire (SPQ). Total duration of exposure and proximity of cessation of cannabis use also had an important impact on the severity of psychosis-like symptoms.

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