Anxiety and Depression Disorder Among Young Cannabis Users in Tunisia
Introduction The use of cannabis is likely to increase as regulations on its consumption are diminishing throughout the world. Objectives to identify the prevalence of anxiety and depression symptoms in a group of cannabis users in Tunisia. Methods this a transversal descriptive study about 137 p...
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Introduction
The use of cannabis is likely to increase as regulations on its consumption are diminishing throughout the world.
Objectives
to identify the prevalence of anxiety and depression symptoms in a group of cannabis users in Tunisia.
Methods
this a transversal descriptive study about 137 participants in the University Hospital Of Mahdia during 2 months.
Results
In our study population , the consumers were young adults aged between 18 and 35 years old ,of whom 40.8% were professionally active, 23.2% had psychiatric history. Moreover, the use of other substances was regular among users as follows: tobacco among 74.6% of users, alcohol among 72.5% of users, ecstasy among 41.3% of users, cocaine among 25.4% of users. The use of cannabis was considered as a means of exultation for 66.7%, as an anxiolytic for 26.8% and as a sedative for 23.9%. Overall, the effect of cannabis use on anxiety and depression on the HAD scale showed the following results: probable anxiety in 53% of cases, probable state of depression in 72% of time.
Conclusions
The correlation between cannabis use, anxiety and depression remains unclear. Equally concluded, the assumption of self-medication by cannabis stills a topic of discussion.
Disclosure
No significant relationships.
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| spelling | doaj.art-02c23df86db848018b9c8f46c58dfadc2023-11-17T05:06:47ZengCambridge University PressEuropean Psychiatry0924-93381778-35852022-06-0165S829S82910.1192/j.eurpsy.2022.2147Anxiety and Depression Disorder Among Young Cannabis Users in TunisiaS. Brahim0M. Henia1A. Haj Mohamed2M. Chabbouh3L. Zarrouk4University Hospital of Mahdia, Psychiatry, chebba, Tunisia University Hospital of Mahdia, Psychiatry, Mahdia, TunisiaUniversity Hospital of Mahdia, Tunisia., Psychiatry, mahdia, TunisiaUniversity Hospital of Mahdia, Psychiatry, chebba, TunisiaUniversity Hospital of Mahdia, Psychiatry, Mahdia, TunisiaUniversity Hospital of Mahdia, Tunisia., Psychiatry, mahdia, Tunisia Introduction The use of cannabis is likely to increase as regulations on its consumption are diminishing throughout the world. Objectives to identify the prevalence of anxiety and depression symptoms in a group of cannabis users in Tunisia. Methods this a transversal descriptive study about 137 participants in the University Hospital Of Mahdia during 2 months. Results In our study population , the consumers were young adults aged between 18 and 35 years old ,of whom 40.8% were professionally active, 23.2% had psychiatric history. Moreover, the use of other substances was regular among users as follows: tobacco among 74.6% of users, alcohol among 72.5% of users, ecstasy among 41.3% of users, cocaine among 25.4% of users. The use of cannabis was considered as a means of exultation for 66.7%, as an anxiolytic for 26.8% and as a sedative for 23.9%. Overall, the effect of cannabis use on anxiety and depression on the HAD scale showed the following results: probable anxiety in 53% of cases, probable state of depression in 72% of time. Conclusions The correlation between cannabis use, anxiety and depression remains unclear. Equally concluded, the assumption of self-medication by cannabis stills a topic of discussion. Disclosure No significant relationships. https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S0924933822021472/type/journal_articleAnxietyCannabisDepression |
| spellingShingle | S. Brahim M. Henia A. Haj Mohamed M. Chabbouh L. Zarrouk Anxiety and Depression Disorder Among Young Cannabis Users in Tunisia European Psychiatry Anxiety Cannabis Depression |
| title | Anxiety and Depression Disorder Among Young Cannabis Users in Tunisia |
| title_full | Anxiety and Depression Disorder Among Young Cannabis Users in Tunisia |
| title_fullStr | Anxiety and Depression Disorder Among Young Cannabis Users in Tunisia |
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| title_short | Anxiety and Depression Disorder Among Young Cannabis Users in Tunisia |
| title_sort | anxiety and depression disorder among young cannabis users in tunisia |
| topic | Anxiety Cannabis Depression |
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