Effectiveness of Medical Cannabis for the Treatment of Depression: A Naturalistic Outpatient Study
Conclusions Medical cannabis was well tolerated and dropout rate was
comparable to those in clinical trials of antidepressant medication. Patients
reported a clinically significant reduction of depression severity. Further
research on the effectiveness of medical cannabis for MDD seems warranted. Risks
of this medication, such as sustaining or inducing a cannabis use disorder, or
side effects such as poor concentration, must be taken into consideration. [...] Georg Thieme Verlag KG Rüdigerstraße 14, 70469 Stuttgart, GermanyArticle in Thieme eJournals: Table of contents | Abstract | Full text
Source: Pharmacopsychiatry - Category: Psychiatry Authors: Specka, Michael Bonnet, Udo Schmidberg, Lisa Wichmann, Julian Keller, Martin Scholze, Christian Scherbaum, Norbert Tags: Original Paper Source Type: research