Medicinal Marijuana Exposed: A Curated Collection of Research

MEMPHIS, Tenn. - July 5, 2017 - PRLog -- Physicians Postgraduate Press, Inc. (PPP), introduces Curated Collections, a new offering that will give healthcare professionals a comprehensive look into topics of high interest right now, taking the legwork out of staying current.

Their first collection focuses on the controversial topic of cannabis use, particularly its effects on mental health and psychiatric conditions, and includes over 80 pages of the latest research. The Cannabis Collection features 3 review articles, 5 reports of original research, 1 case report, and 3 commentaries from The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry and The Primary Care Companion for CNS Disorders.

The release of this special compendium is well-timed, since medicinal marijuana has been legalized by 29 US states and the first-ever clinical trial using marijuana to treat posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in veterans is under way.

"Medicinal marijuana is becoming increasingly available in the United States, and the medical community needs to understand the existing research on how it affects the brain," comments John S. Shelton, PhD, president of PPP. "Sifting through all of the literature can be onerous," continued Shelton, "so we culled our research on marijuana and put it in one place, in one collection curated for the reader that can be purchased for just $50. That's an incredible value, because together these articles are worth over $400."

From this collection, clinicians will become informed of what we know so far, including the benefits and risks of cannabis use, how use may impact recovery in PTSD, whether cannabis can ease depressive symptoms or convert asymptomatic users to schizophrenia or other psychoses, its potential for addiction and if a method to aid withdrawal from cannabis exists, and the longitudinal risk in psychiatric indications as reviewed in the most recent literature.

To view and purchase the collection at Psychiatrist.com, go to http://www.psychiatrist.com/JCP/article/Pages/focuscollections/cannabis.aspx

PPP is a leading medical publisher and owner of Psychiatrist.com, home to 3 unique destinations for information—The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry (JCP), The Primary Care Companion for CNS Disorders (PCC), and the CME Institute. JCP is a peer-reviewed publication that is indexed and abstracted by the National Library of Medicine, is the official publication of the American Society of Clinical Psychopharmacology, and is among the top 10 most cited psychiatry journals worldwide. PCC is a peer-reviewed, exclusively online publication and is indexed in MEDLINE/PubMed. The CME Institute, accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide CME for physicians, offers more than 150 activities, most of them for free, in a variety of print and web formats.