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Preliminary, open-label, pilot study of add-on oral D9-tetrahydrocannabinol in chronic post-traumatic stress disorder
Abstract
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:
Many patients with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) achieve but partial remission with current treatments. Patients with unremitted PTSD show high rates of substance abuse. Marijuana is often used as compassion add-on therapy for treatment-resistant PTSD. This open-label study evaluates the tolerance and safety of orally absorbable Δ(9)-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) for chronic PTSD.
METHODS:
Ten outpatients with chronic PTSD, on stable medication, received 5 mg of Δ(9)-THC twice a day as add-on treatment.
RESULTS:
There were mild adverse effects in three patients, none of which led to treatment discontinuation. The intervention caused a statistically significant improvement in global symptom severity, sleep quality, frequency of nightmares, and PTSD hyperarousal symptoms.
CONCLUSIONS:
Orally absorbable Δ(9)-THC was safe and well tolerated by patients with chronic PTSD.
Source: www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24935052
Abstract
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:
Many patients with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) achieve but partial remission with current treatments. Patients with unremitted PTSD show high rates of substance abuse. Marijuana is often used as compassion add-on therapy for treatment-resistant PTSD. This open-label study evaluates the tolerance and safety of orally absorbable Δ(9)-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) for chronic PTSD.
METHODS:
Ten outpatients with chronic PTSD, on stable medication, received 5 mg of Δ(9)-THC twice a day as add-on treatment.
RESULTS:
There were mild adverse effects in three patients, none of which led to treatment discontinuation. The intervention caused a statistically significant improvement in global symptom severity, sleep quality, frequency of nightmares, and PTSD hyperarousal symptoms.
CONCLUSIONS:
Orally absorbable Δ(9)-THC was safe and well tolerated by patients with chronic PTSD.
Source: www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24935052