Cannabis use and subclinical positive psychotic experiences in early adolescence: findings from a Dutch survey

Willemijn A van Gastel; Johanna T W Wigman; Karin Monshouwer; René S Kahn; Jim van Os; Marco P M Boks; Wilma A M Vollebergh

doi:10.1111/j.1360-0443.2011.03626.x

Cannabis use and subclinical positive psychotic experiences in early adolescence: findings from a Dutch survey

Willemijn A van Gastel, Johanna T W Wigman, Karin Monshouwer, René S Kahn, Jim van Os, Marco P M Boks, Wilma A M Vollebergh

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Abstract

AIMS: To investigate the association between early cannabis use and subclinical psychotic experiences, distinguishing between five levels of use: never used, discontinued use (life-time users who did not use in the preceding year), experimental use, regular use and heavy use.

DESIGN: Cross-sectional observational study.

SETTING: Dutch Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) study, 2005 wave.

PARTICIPANTS: A total of 4552 secondary school children aged 12-16 years.

MEASUREMENTS: Cannabis use, Community Assessment of Psychic Experiences (CAPE) positive scale, confounding factors: age, gender, family affluence, household composition, social support, alcohol use, cigarette smoking, ethnicity and urbanicity.

FINDINGS: The association between cannabis use and subclinical positive symptoms was confirmed, and remained significant after extensive adjustment for potential confounders. Associations were found for all user groups, with strongest associations for the discontinued use group (β = 0.061, P = 0.000) and for the heavy use group (β = 0.065, P = 0.000).

CONCLUSIONS: There is an enduring association between cannabis use at an early age and subclinical positive psychotic experiences, even after abstaining from cannabis for at least 1 year.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	381-387
Number of pages	7
Journal	Addiction
Volume	107
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1360-0443.2011.03626.x
Publication status	Published - Feb-2012

Keywords

Adolescent
Age Factors
Analysis of Variance
Child
Confounding Factors (Epidemiology)
Cross-Sectional Studies
Female
Humans
Male
Marijuana Abuse
Netherlands
Psychotic Disorders
Risk Factors

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