Cannabidiol as a potential new type of an antipsychotic. A critical review of the evidence

There is urgent need for the development of mechanistically different and less side-effect prone antipsychotic compounds. The endocannabinoid system has been suggested to represent a potential new target in this indication. While the chronic use of cannabis itself has been considered a risk factor c...

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Main Authors: Cathrin Rohleder, Juliane K. Mueller, Bettina Lange, F. Markus Leweke
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2016-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Pharmacology
Subjects:
cbd
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fphar.2016.00422/full