Effect of cannabis on weight and metabolism in first-episode non-affective psychosis: Results from a three-year longitudinal study.

Javier Váquez-BourgonEsther Setién-SueroFuencisla Pilar-CuéllarRodrigo Romero-JiménezVíctor Ortiz-García de la FozElena CastroBenedicto Crespo-Facorro

Published in: Journal of psychopharmacology (Oxford, England) (2019)

The study suggests that cannabis use may produce a protective effect against weight gain and related metabolic alterations in psychosis. However, these results need to be replicated in a larger sample size.

Keyphrases

weight gain
body mass index
birth weight
weight loss
bipolar disorder
physical activity