While we find stronger evidence that
schizophrenia risk predicts cannabis use, rather than the other way round, it doesn't rule out a causal risk of cannabis use on schizophrenia.
«The evidence suggested that
schizophrenia risk predicts the likelihood of trying cannabis,» said Dr Suzi Gage, Research Associate with the MRC Integrative Epidemiology Unit.
Not exact matches
What would really help progress this research is to use genetic variants that
predict heaviness of cannabis use, as it seems that heavy cannabis use is most strongly associated with
risk of
schizophrenia.
MR is a form of instrumental variable analysis, using genetic variants that
predict either cannabis use
risk, or
risk of developing
schizophrenia.
A new
risk calculator can
predict an individual's
risk of developing psychotic disorders such as
schizophrenia, according to a new study published in The American Journal of Psychiatry.
For example, could genetic
risk of
schizophrenia predict its onset, severity and prognosis in youth that experiment with cannabis and other drugs?
A multinational study of data from 130,000 people shows that inherited
risk factors for
schizophrenia and bipolar disorder also
predict participation in the arts and creative professions REYKJAVIK, Iceland, 8 June 2015 — A study led by scientists at deCODE genetics...
A poor performance on a test of visuospatial reasoning
predicted higher
risks of
schizophrenia, but arithmetic reasoning and verbal reasoning do not appear to have
predicted schizophrenia from the data presented; none of the performance categories differed significantly from the reference category, but the odds ratios for trend were not given.