Marijuana and Mutism

Marijuana and Mutism

The development of an inability or an unwillingness to communicate verbally after inhaling marijuana is incidentally reported in the literature. The author cites four cases in which mutism is associated with the inhalation of hashish. There was evidence of organic brain syndrome in all patients. By...

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Veröffentlicht in:The American journal of psychiatry 1972-10, Vol.129 (4), p.475-477
1. Verfasser: MARCOTTE, DAVID B
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
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Adult
Cannabis
Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
Humans
Male
Mutism - chemically induced
Psychoses, Substance-Induced - etiology
Smoking
Speech
Substance-Related Disorders
Verbal Behavior
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Zusammenfassung:The development of an inability or an unwillingness to communicate verbally after inhaling marijuana is incidentally reported in the literature. The author cites four cases in which mutism is associated with the inhalation of hashish. There was evidence of organic brain syndrome in all patients. By inference, organic brain syndrome and mutism are thought to be dose-related effects of inhaling marijuana.
ISSN:0002-953X
1535-7228
DOI:10.1176/ajp.129.4.475