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COMT ValMet moderation of cannabis-induced psychosis: a momentary assessment study of 'switching on' hallucinations in the flow of daily life.
Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica - 1 Feb 2009
Henquet C, Rosa A, Delespaul P, Papiol S, Fananás L, van Os J, Myin-Germeys I
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: A functional polymorphism in the catechol-o-methyltransferase gene (COMT Val(158)Met) may moderate the psychosis-inducing effects of cannabis. In order to extend this finding to dynamic effects in the flow of daily life, a momentary assessment study of psychotic symptoms in response to cannabis use was conducted. METHOD: The experience sampling technique was used to collect data on cannabis use and...
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