Indications of a dose-response relationship between cannabis use and age at onset in bipolar disorder

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• 作者：Trine Vik Lagerberg ; Levi R酶stad Kvitl ; Sofie R. Aminoff ; Monica Aas ; Petter Andreas Ringen ; Ole Andreas Andreassen ; Ingrid Melle
• 关键词：Substance use ; Risk factor ; Psychosis ; Presenting polarity
• 刊名：Psychiatry Research
• 出版年：30 January, 2014
• 年：2014
• 卷：215
• 期：1
• 页码：101-104
• 全文大小：327 K

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Cannabis use seems to play a causal role in the development of psychotic disorders. Recent evidence suggests that it may also precipitate onset in bipolar disorder. We here investigate if there is a dose-response relationship between cannabis use and age at onset in bipolar disorder, and whether there are interactions between cannabis use and illness characteristics (presenting polarity and presence of psychosis). Consecutively recruited patients with a DSM-IV, SCID verified diagnosis of bipolar I, II or NOS disorder (n=324) participated. Two-way ANCOVAS were used to investigate the effect of levels of cannabis use (<10 times during one month lifetime, >10 times during one month lifetime or a cannabis use disorder) on age at onset, including interaction effects with illness characteristics, while controlling for possible confounders. There was a significant association indicating a dose-response relationship between cannabis use and age at onset, which remained statistically significant after controlling for possible confounders (gender, bipolar subtype, family history of severe mental illness and alcohol or other substance use disorders). There were no interaction effects between cannabis use and presenting polarity or presence of psychosis. Doses of cannabis used may affect the age at onset of bipolar disorder.