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		<title>New Study Finds Severity of Symptoms Affects Cannabis Effectiveness in Treating Mental Illnesses</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Feb 2023 03:01:35 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Mental health care is an increasingly important area of research, with many seeking alternative treatments for depression, insomnia, PTSD, and other mental illnesses. Cannabis has been suggested as a potential treatment option, but its effectiveness in treating mental illnesses has been debated. In this article, we&#8217;ll explore a new study that sheds light on the [&#8230;]</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Mental health care is an increasingly important area of research, with many seeking alternative treatments for depression, insomnia, PTSD, and other mental illnesses. Cannabis has been suggested as a potential treatment option, but its effectiveness in treating mental illnesses has been debated. In this article, we&#8217;ll explore a new study that sheds light on the topic.</p>
<h5>Cannabis for Treating Mental Illnesses: Prior Research:</h5>
<p>Previous research has suggested that cannabis may have a positive effect on mental health symptoms. Anecdotal evidence suggests that cannabis can help reduce symptoms for some people experiencing mental health problems. However, there has been little research on the topic, and there is still much to learn about the effects of cannabis on mental health.</p>
<h5>The Study: Analyzing Strainprint App Data:</h5>
<p>A team of mental health care researchers from St. Joseph&#8217;s Healthcare Hamilton and McMaster University, both in Canada, conducted a study to examine the impact of cannabis on people experiencing depression, insomnia, excessive irritability, PMS, PTSD, and intrusive thoughts. The researchers obtained access to data from people with such mental illnesses who regularly use the app Strainprint. The app allows users to record their type of illness, their level or degree of symptoms, concentrations of cannabis they are using for treatment of their illness, the product they use and its mode of use (edible, oil, flower, etc.).</p>
<h5>Severity of Symptoms and Cannabis Effectiveness:</h5>
<p>After analyzing the data from 1,300 adult users and applying an AI model, the researchers found that the severity of symptoms could play a role in how beneficial cannabis might be at alleviating symptoms. They found that many of the users reporting their symptoms as high reported little to no help with depression subsequent to cannabis use. Some, in fact, reported that cannabis made them feel worse. However, many users who reported minor depression symptoms reported that using cannabis improved their symptoms.</p>
<p>In sharp contrast, the opposite seemed to be the case for those experiencing insomnia. Many of the users who reported having minor symptoms found that taking cannabis did little to help them sleep. Many of those who reported severe symptoms, however, found it helped them. The results, the team notes, suggest it might be possible to predict whether taking cannabis might help to reduce some mental health symptoms.</p>
<h5>Limitations of the Study:</h5>
<p>The research team acknowledges that their study was limited and that caution should be used when interpreting their results, especially for those using cannabis products to self-medicate their own mental health problems. The study only examined data from users of the Strainprint app, which may not be representative of the broader population.</p>
<p>Additionally, the study did not control for other factors that may have influenced symptom change, such as medication use, therapy, or lifestyle changes.</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p><strong data-reader-unique-id="35">More information:</strong> Nirushi Kuhathasan et al, Predictors of perceived symptom change with acute cannabis use for mental health conditions in a naturalistic sample: A machine learning approach, <i data-reader-unique-id="36">Comprehensive Psychiatry</i> (2023). <a href="https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.comppsych.2023.152377" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-doi="1" data-reader-unique-id="37">DOI: 10.1016/j.comppsych.2023.152377</a></p>
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		<title>Cannabis May Help Reduce PTSD Symptoms, Study Shows</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2020 02:09:22 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>A recent study led by Carrie Cuttler, a Washington State University assistant professor of psychology, suggests that cannabis may reduce the severity of symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in the short term. The study analyzed data from over 400 people who tracked changes in their PTSD symptoms before and after cannabis use with Strainprint, [&#8230;]</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>A recent study led by Carrie Cuttler, a Washington State University assistant professor of psychology, suggests that cannabis may reduce the severity of symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in the short term. The study analyzed data from over 400 people who tracked changes in their PTSD symptoms before and after cannabis use with Strainprint, an app designed to help users find the best medical cannabis strains for their symptoms.</p>
<h5>Cannabis Reduced the Severity of PTSD Symptoms</h5>
<p>The study, published in the Journal of Affective Disorders, found that cannabis reduced the severity of various PTSD symptoms, such as intrusions, flashbacks, irritability, and anxiety. Specifically, cannabis reduced the severity of intrusions by about 62%, flashbacks by 51%, irritability by 67%, and anxiety by 57%. However, the study also found that the symptom reductions were not permanent and that cannabis only temporarily masked symptoms.</p>
<h5>The Effectiveness of Cannabis on PTSD Symptoms</h5>
<p>While therapy is recommended as the primary treatment for PTSD, many people with the disorder are self-medicating with cannabis. Cuttler said that the literature on the efficacy of cannabis for managing PTSD symptoms is limited. However, this study provides some insight into the effectiveness of cannabis on PTSD symptoms, albeit limited by its reliance on a self-selected sample of people who self-identify as having PTSD.</p>
<h5>The Need for More Studies</h5>
<p>While some placebo-controlled clinical trials have been conducted with nabilone, a synthetic form of THC, few have examined the effects of the whole cannabis plant on PTSD. Cuttler and her colleagues looked at a variety of variables but found no difference in the effect of cannabis with differing levels of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and cannabidiol (CBD), two of the most studied constituents of cannabis. The results imply that it is some combination of THC, CBD, and other parts of the cannabis plant that create the therapeutic effect.</p>
<p>&#8220;We need more studies that look at whole plant cannabis because this is what people are using much more than the synthetic cannabinoids,&#8221; said Cuttler. &#8220;It is difficult to do good placebo-controlled trials with whole plant cannabis, but they&#8217;re still really needed.&#8221;</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p>Emily M. LaFrance et al, Short and Long-Term Effects of Cannabis on Symptoms of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, <i>Journal of Affective Disorders</i> (2020). <a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2020.05.132" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-doi="1">DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2020.05.132</a></p>
<p><strong>Journal information:</strong> <a href="https://medicalxpress.com/journals/journal-of-affective-disorders/">Journal of Affective Disorders</a> <i class="icon-new-window"></i></p>
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