{"id":54709,"date":"2022-01-26T13:07:06","date_gmt":"2022-01-26T13:07:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/merryjane.com\/alcohol-is-linked-to-violence-in-psychotic-patients-but-not-weed-study-finds\/"},"modified":"2022-01-26T13:07:06","modified_gmt":"2022-01-26T13:07:06","slug":"alcohol-is-linked-to-violence-in-psychotic-patients-but-not-weed-study-finds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/merryjane.com\/news\/alcohol-is-linked-to-violence-in-psychotic-patients-but-not-weed-study-finds\/","title":{"rendered":"Alcohol Is Linked to Violence in Psychotic Patients, But Not Weed, Study Finds"},"content":{"rendered":"

Psychotic individuals who use alcohol are far more likely<\/u><\/a> to have a history of violent behavior than those who smoke weed, a new study<\/u><\/a> has found.<\/p>\n

A team of researchers from Canada and Italy conducted this study to explore the links between substance use disorders and violence in patients diagnosed with schizophrenia spectrum disorders. This retrospective study, recently published in the <\/u>Journal of Clinical Psychopharmacology<\/em><\/u><\/a>, attempted to unravel \u201cwhether cannabis use disorder is associated with violent and\/or psychotic behavior in patients who are hospitalized in a high-security hospital.\u201d <\/p>\n

The researchers conducted the study using data from 124 patients diagnosed with schizophrenia or other psychotic disorders. All subjects had been admitted to a high-security mental health facility due to their history of violent behavior. Researchers assessed each subject’s lifetime history of violence, impulsivity, and substance abuse using standard psychiatric surveys.<\/p>\n