Psychiatric News (11/29) says, “The prevalence of U.S. veterans diagnosed with cannabis use disorder more than doubled between 2005 and 2019, with the greatest increases reported among those with bipolar disorder and psychotic spectrum disorders, according to a report published…in The American Journal of Psychiatry,” a publication of the American Psychiatric Association. In the study, “researchers analyzed electronic health records from the Veterans Health Administration collected from 2005 to 2014 and 2016 to 2019.”
Related Links:
— “Cannabis Use Disorder Rising Among Veterans, Study Finds,” APA Psychiatric News Alert, November 29, 2023