Self-Medicating With Marijuana for PTSD: Behaviors and Attitudes

marijuana;ptsd;self-medicating

Lane, Teresa

University:Havard University

Department:Psychology

关键词: marijuana;    ptsd;    self-medicating;   

Others  :  https://dash.harvard.edu/bitstream/handle/1/37365042/LANE-DOCUMENT-2020.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y

美国|英语

来源: Digital Access to Scholarship at Harvard

【 摘 要 】

Marijuana has the potential to be a valuable tool in the treatment of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).In the absence of large-scale efficacy studies, an early survey of self-medication trends can provide a starting point for future clinical research design.This study surveyed individuals who reported symptoms consistent with PTSD (with or without a diagnosis) who self-medicate with marijuana.Survey consisted of a PTSD measure, marijuana usage questions including frequency and patterns of use, a survey-specific marijuana attitudes survey along with measures of sleep quality and perceived overall improvement attributed to marijuana.This study provides analysis of self-medication patterns that may be of practical use to researchers and clinicians while there remains a lack of clinically based recommendations.