Cannabis dependence and mental health perception amongst people diverted by police after arrest for cannabis-related offending behaviour in Australia

Feeney, Gerald F.X.; Connor, Jason P.; Young, Ross McD.; Tucker, Jim B.; McPherson, Andrew

doi:10.1002/cbm.26

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“…This study found that 55% of all the clients met the criteria for cannabis dependence, a number close to the 60% findings of an Australian study of individuals diverted by police after arrest for cannabis-related offences [19]. Legally coerced clients were less impaired at admission, were more likely to stay in treatment longer and to complete treatment, and were less likely to leave against program advice but were more likely to be asked to leave as a result of rule violations.…”

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confidence: 75%

Cannabis treatment outcomes among legally coerced and non-coerced adults

Copeland

Maxwell

2007

BMC Public Health

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BackgroundTreatment seeking for cannabis dependence in general, and particularly the number of criminal justice referrals to cannabis treatment, has increased over the past decade. This study aims to compare the characteristics, psychosocial functioning and treatment outcome of those legally coerced into cannabis treatment compared to those entering treatment without legal coercion.MethodsThis study is a retrospective audit of the administrative clinical records of 27,198 adults presenting to public Texas treatment programs with cannabis as their primary drug problem between 2000 and 2005.ResultsOf the 69% legally coerced into treatment, there was less psychological distress and greater likelihood of having completed treatment compared with non-coerced clients. Participants who were legally coerced into treatment were also more likely to have received less intensive forms of treatment and to have not used cannabis in the month prior to 90-day post-treatment follow-up.ConclusionMore public health information is needed on cannabis dependence and increased availability of subsidised early and brief interventions in a variety of primary health care settings would reduce the late presentations of the more severely impaired voluntary clients. The limitations of this dataset are discussed.

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confidence: 75%

Cannabis treatment outcomes among legally coerced and non-coerced adults

Copeland

Maxwell

2007

BMC Public Health

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“…The authors found that the severity of symptoms within the 'anxiety-dependency' cluster in cannabis users increased as their level of cannabis use increased (Clough et al, 2005). This seems to be particularly evident among women, as observed in cannabis-dependent individuals arrested for marijuana-related offending behaviour (Feeney et al, 2005). State anxiety level was also one of the main predictors of increased severity of cannabis use (Spalletta et al, 2007), while the marijuana use increased the risk for anxiety symptoms and catastrophic thinking (Zvolensky et al, 2006b).…”

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Cannabis and anxiety: a critical review of the evidence

Crippa

Zuardi

Martín‐Santos

et al. 2009

Human Psychopharmacology

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“…Applying the GHQ-28 threshold for psychiatric case identification (caseness), cannabis dependent participants had significantly higher level of caseness across all subscales of somatic concerns, anxiety, social dysfunction and depression. Dependent women registered the highest proportion of psychopathology, particularly anxiety and social dysfunction [17].…”

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The Association Between Somatic Symptoms, Anxiety Disorders and Substance Use. A Literature Review

Hassan

Ali

2011

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The aim of this article is to review the association between somatic symptoms, anxiety disorders and substance use. A Pub Med based literature review was conducted using various combinations of keywords related to substance use, somatic symptoms and anxiety. In various studies somatic symptoms were found to be associated with substance use. Anxiety disorders were found to have a high co-morbidity with substance use in most studies. However, several of the reviewed studies also included depressive symptoms which might have confounded the results. None of the studies was specifically aimed to find out if somatic symptoms in substance users represent an underlying primary anxiety disorder. Somatic symptoms and anxiety disorders are commonly noticed in substance users. Further studies are needed to clarify these associations since they may have significant clinical implications.

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Cannabis dependence and mental health perception amongst people diverted by police after arrest for cannabis-related offending behaviour in Australia

Cited by 19 publications

References 23 publications

Cannabis treatment outcomes among legally coerced and non-coerced adults

Cannabis treatment outcomes among legally coerced and non-coerced adults

Cannabis and anxiety: a critical review of the evidence

The Association Between Somatic Symptoms, Anxiety Disorders and Substance Use. A Literature Review

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