Duration of Untreated Disorder and Cannabis Use: An Observational Study on a Cohort of Young Italian Patients Experiencing Psychotic Experiences and Dissociative Symptoms.
Valerio RicciGiovanni MartinottiFranca CeciStefania ChiappiniFrancesco Di CarloJulius BurkauskasOttavia SusiniDebora LucianiDiego QuattroneDomenico de BerardisMauro PettorrusoGiuseppe MainaMassimo Di GiannantonioPublished in: International journal of environmental research and public health (2021)
According to our study, cannabis use can be a predictor of FEP and DUP, and of disease outcome. However, several factors might influence the relationship between cannabis use and DUP. Preventing cannabis use and early diagnosis of psychotic disorders might impact the disease by reducing the persistence of symptoms and limiting dissociative experiences.