
Cannabis Use Disorder and Subsequent Risk of Unipolar Depression and Bipolar Disorder
JAMA Psychiatry Author Interviews
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Cannabis Use Disorder and Bipolar Disorder
In terms of absolute numbers, we are talking about 10 to 15% of people with cannabis use disorder eventually receiving treatment for bipolar disorder. So that's expected but in terms of relative numbers, the association with cannabis use is higher. And I actually here even after 10 years or more, we still see an increased risk of developing bipolar disorder in this population. That's a large amount and that two time risk is a pretty large number too.
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