Synthetic cannabinoid use in psychiatric patients and relationship to hospitalisation: A retrospective electronic case register study

Introduction and objectives: Cannabis use has been associated with psychosis and with poor outcome in patients with mental illness. Synthetic cannabinoids (SCs) have been suggested to pose an even greater risk to mental health, but the effect on clinical outcome has not been directly measured. In this study, we aimed to investigate the demographics and hospitalisation of psychiatric patients who were SC users. Methods: We searched the Biomedical...