Perspectives of Using Cannabidiol in Psychiatry

Stefanescu Cristinel () and Schiopu Cristina-Gabriela ()
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Stefanescu Cristinel: University of Medicine and Pharmacy Grigore T. Popa, Romania
Schiopu Cristina-Gabriela: Institute of Psychiatry Socola Iași, Romania

Proceedings of the 18th International RAIS Conference, August 17-18, 2020 from Research Association for Interdisciplinary Studies

Abstract: In the last years there has been an international explosion of debates and studies about using cannabidiol in medicine in a diversity of diseases, from oncological pathologies, autoimmune disorders or neurology but the most promising field, from afar, is psychiatry. In 2019, Romania was one of the countries that started discussing the potential use of cannabidiol in pediatric and adult neurology and psychiatry, discussions that divided both scientific and non-scientific worlds. Regarding psychiatry, cannabidiol, as a non-psychoactive compound, could have a spectrum of usage that range from anxiety and depression, post-traumatic stress disorder and most of all, psychotic pathologies. This paper will analyze the possibilities of using this substance for psychiatric patients, both adults and children, by describing the pharmacological attributes, pathophysiological mechanism and clinical aspects, respectively, by assessing the findings and results of the latest studies.

Keywords: cannabidiol; anxiety; psychosis; psychoactive; psychiatry (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 6 pages
Date: 2020-08
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Published in Proceedings of the 18th International RAIS Conference on Social Sciences and Humanities, August 17-18, 2020, pages 293-298

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