Mapping the pathways between recreational cannabis use and mood disorders: A Behaviour Sequence Analysis approach.

David A KeatleyIsobel WaltersAdrian ParkeTara JoyceDavid D Clarke

Published in: Health promotion journal of Australia : official journal of Australian Association of Health Promotion Professionals (2019)

Research shows a link between mood disorders and recreational cannabis use. The BSA method can be used in applied settings to map pathways in individuals' life histories. SO WHAT?: The current study shows the sequential links between cannabis use and psychosis, depression and anxiety. Results show there is no single clear pathway and clinical practitioners should focus on a wider range of factors in individual's case histories.

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