Cannabidiol and psychiatry - is there any scientific evidence?

Authors

  • Marcelo Allevato Médico Psiquiatra (ABP/CFM), Mestre em Psiquiatria (IPUB/UFRJ), Membro Titular da Associação Brasileira de Psiquiatria (ABP), International Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association (APA) https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5231-7187
  • Angelo Americo Martinez Campana Médico psiquiatra associado efetivo da ABP, especialista pela UFRGS. Conselheiro da Associação Brasileira de Estudos do Álcool e outras Drogas - ABEAD. Diretor administrativo da Villa Janus-Porto Alegre

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.25118/issn.2965-1832.2022.550

Keywords:

cannabidiol, psychiatry, scientific evidence, psychiatric illnesses, evidence-based medicine

Abstract

There is currently a lot of publicity, without scientific evidence, about the use of cannabidiol and other components of Cannabis for the treatment of psychiatric illnesses. The Federal Council of Medicine - CFM authorizes the compassionate use of cannabidiol only for cases of children and adolescents with difficult-to-treat epilepsy, that is, cases in which conventional options do not work. On today's ABP TV we will receive psychiatrists specializing in chemical dependency to answer: Cannabidiol and psychiatry - is there any scientific evidence?

Author Biographies

Marcelo Allevato, Médico Psiquiatra (ABP/CFM), Mestre em Psiquiatria (IPUB/UFRJ), Membro Titular da Associação Brasileira de Psiquiatria (ABP), International Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association (APA)

Angelo Americo Martinez Campana, Médico psiquiatra associado efetivo da ABP, especialista pela UFRGS. Conselheiro da Associação Brasileira de Estudos do Álcool e outras Drogas - ABEAD. Diretor administrativo da Villa Janus-Porto Alegre

Published

2022-07-12

How to Cite

1.
Allevato M, Campana AAM. Cannabidiol and psychiatry - is there any scientific evidence?. PABP [Internet]. 2022 Jul. 12 [cited 2025 Feb. 5];9. Available from: https://revistardp.org.br/abp/article/view/550

Issue

Section

ABP TV: programas completos

Categories

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