This Cannabis, Mental Health, and Brain Disorders course is designed to have you think critically about the health effects of cannabis (i.e., marijuana) in the context of several mental health and neurocognitive disorders. You'll be able to identify key features of several anxiety disorders (e.g., panic disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, social anxiety disorder, PTSD), major depression, schizophrenia, multiple sclerosis, epilepsy, traumatic brain injury, and Alzheimer's and Parkinson's Disease. You'll understand the etiology and risk factors for these disorders, recognize conventional treatments, and understand the influence of different cannabinoids such as THC and CBD on these disorders. Obtaining this knowledge will be helpful in terms of informing public policy, public health, and personal decisions regarding the use of cannabis products.
Cannabis, Mental Health, and Brain Disorders
Cannabis, Mental Health, and Brain Disorders
This course is part of Medical Cannabis: The Health Effects of THC and CBD Specialization
Instructor: Kent Hutchison
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What you'll learn
Learn how cannabis may influence four different anxiety disorders (panic disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, social anxiety disorder, PTSD).
Learn the research on cannabis for major depression and schizophrenia.
Learn the research on cannabis for multiple sclerosis, epilepsy, and traumatic brain injury.
Learn the research on cannabis for Alzheimer's and Parkinson's Disease.
Skills you'll gain
- Public Health
- Personal Development
- Mental and Behavioral Health Specialties
- Pharmacotherapy
- Mental Health
- Mental Health Diseases and Disorders
- Clinical Psychology
- Public Health and Disease Prevention
- Neurology
- Psychiatry
- Pharmacology
- Substance Abuse
- Medical Science and Research
- Psychology
- Epidemiology
- Research
- Psychiatric And Mental Health Nursing
- Health Policy
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Reviewed on Sep 29, 2019
Guests and readings are fantastic.. Would be great if professor Hutchinson could talk a little slower - easy to miss a lot of what he is saying. :-(. But in general a FANTASIC course!
Reviewed on Feb 19, 2021
I learned a lot about how cannabis can help treat the symptoms of certain brain disorders, and perhaps even reduce the damage from certain things like traumatic brain injury.
Reviewed on Feb 9, 2020
This was an amazing introduction to brain science and cannabis.
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