Most people feel sad or irritable from time to time. They may say they’re in a bad mood. A mood disorder is different. It affects a person’s everyday emotional state. Nearly one in ten people aged 18 and older have mood disorders. These include depression and bipolar disorder (also called manic depression). Recent years have brought a wealth of new scientific understanding regarding how medical marijuana or cannabis can be beneficial for treating mood disorders.
Mood disorders can increase a person’s risk for heart disease, diabetes, and other diseases. Treatments include medication, psychotherapy, or a combination of both. With treatment, most people with mood disorders can lead productive lives.
Clinical Information Related to Mood Disorders and Marijuana Cannabis
- Endocannabinoid system dysfunction in mood and related disorders
- The Endocannabinoid System and Psychiatric Disorders
- Endocannabinoid System dysfunction in mood and related disorders
- Multiple mechanisms involved in the large-spectrum therapeutic potential of cannabidiol in psychiatric disorders
- BIPOLAR: Cannabinoids in bipolar affective disorder: a review and discussion of their therapeutic potential
- BIPOLAR: Cannabidiol was ineffective for manic episode of bipolar affective disorder
- BIPOLAR: Cannabinoids in bipolar affective disorder: a review and discussion of their therapeutic potential
- Schizophrenia: Clearing the smoke: what do we know about adolescent cannabis use and schizophrenia?
- Schizophrenia: Cannabidiol enhances anandamide signaling and alleviates psychotic symptoms of schizophrenia
- Schizophrenia: Cannabidiol, a Cannabis sativa constituent, as an antipsychotic drug
- Schizophrenia: Medical use of cannabis. Cannabidiol: a new light for schizophrenia?
