Volume 44, Number 2, 86-96, DOI: 10.1007/s10597-007-9103-x

Swiss Psychiatrists Beliefs and Attitudes about Cannabis Risks in Psychiatric Patients: Ideologically Determined or Evidence-based?

Daniele Fabio Zullino, Hans Kurt, Barbara Broers, Anita Drexler, Hans-Peter Graf, Yasser Khazaal, Yves Le Bloc’h, Baya-Laure Pegard, François Borgeat and Martin Preisig

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Abstract

The objective of this survey was to assess the beliefs of Swiss psychiatrists about the risks associated with cannabis, and to assess their prohibitive attitudes toward their patients. Eighty-two doctors agreed to fill-up the questionnaire. Cluster analysis retained a 3-cluster solution. Cluster 1: “Prohibitionists” believed that cannabis could induce and trigger all forms of psychiatric disorder, and showed a highly prohibitive attitude. Cluster 2: “Causalists” believed that schizophrenia, but not other psychiatric disorders, could be induced and triggered. Cluster 3: “Prudent liberals” did not believe that psychiatric disorders could be induced by cannabis, and were generally less prohibitive.

Keywords  Cannabis - Mental disorders - Attitude of health personnel - Drug and narcotic control

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