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ReviewDialogues in clinical neuroscience2020

Cannabinoids and their therapeutic applications in mental disorders
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Maria Scherma, Anna Lisa Muntoni, Gernot Riedel, Walter Fratta, Paola Fadda

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Review in Dialogues in clinical neuroscience, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 22 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
22citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
2.3field-weighted citation impact, top 12% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

22 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 36 citations in OpenAlex.

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  9. Exposotypes in psychotic disorders.Scientific reports · 2025
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  14. Prevalence of cannabidiol use and correlates in U.S. adults.Drug and alcohol dependence reports · 2024
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Maria SchermaDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, Division of Neuroscience and Clinical Pharmacology, University of Cagliari, Italy.
Anna Lisa MuntoniNeuroscience Institute, National Research Council of Italy (CNR), Cagliari, Italy.
Gernot RiedelInstitute of Medical Sciences, University of Aberdeen, Foresterhill, Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom.
Walter FrattaDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, Division of Neuroscience and Clinical Pharmacology, University of Cagliari, Italy.
Paola FaddaAuthor affiliations: Department of Biomedical Sciences, Division of Neuroscience and Clinical Pharmacology, University of Cagliari, Italy; Neuroscience Institute, National Research Council of Italy (CNR), Cagliari, Italy; Institute of Medical Sciences, University of Aberdeen, Foresterhill, Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom (Gernot Riedel); National Neuroscience Institute, Pisa, Italy.
University of Aberdeen · GBUniversity of Cagliari · ITNational Research Council · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Mental disorders represent a significant public health burden worldwide due to their high prevalence, chronically disabling nature, and substantial impact on quality of life. Despite growing knowledge of the pathological mechanisms that underlie the development of these disorders, a high percentage of patients do not respond to first-line clinical treatments; thus, there is a strong need for alternative therapeutic approaches. During the past half-century, after the identification of the endocannabinoid system and its role in multiple physiological processes, both natural and synthetic cannabinoids have attracted considerable interest as putative medications in pathological conditions such as, but not exclusive to, mental disorders. Here, we provide a summary of cannabinoid effects in support of possible therapeutic applications for major depression, bipolar disorder, anxiety, posttraumatic stress disorder, and schizophrenia. Considering this evidence, highlighted benefits and risks of cannabinoid use in the management of these illnesses require further experimental study.
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Indexed as

AnimalsAnxiety DisordersCannabinoidsEndocannabinoidsHumansMental DisordersPsychotic DisordersQuality of LifeCannabinoidsEndocannabinoidsanxietycannabinoidcannabisdepressionmental disorderspharmacotherapypsychosis

Identifiers

PMID33162770
PMCPMC7605020
OpenAlexW3104514372

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