OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER/ OCD and cannabis studies completed

OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER/ OCD and cannabis studies

Overview

Obsessive-compulsive disorder is an anxiety disorder in which people have unwanted and repeated thoughts, feelings, ideas, sensations (obsessions), or behaviours that make them feel driven to do something (compulsions).

Science & Research

2012 - Study ~ Endocannabinoid analogues exacerbate marble-burying behavior in mice via TRPV1 receptor.

2012 - Study ~ Cannabidiol, a Cannabis sativa constituent, as an anxiolytic drug.

2012 - Study ~ Multiple mechanisms involved in the large-spectrum therapeutic potential of cannabidiol in psychiatric disorders.

2012 - Study ~ Endocannabinoid analogues exacerbate marble-burying behavior in mice via TRPV1 receptor

2011 - Study ~ Plasma and brain pharmacokinetic profile of cannabidiol (CBD), cannabidivarine (CBDV), Δ(9)-tetrahydrocannabivarin (THCV) and cannabigerol (CBG) in rats and mice following oral and intraperitoneal administration and CBD action on obsessive-compulsive behaviour.

2011 - Study ~ Inhibition of endocannabinoid catabolic enzymes elicits anxiolytic-like effects in the marble burying assay.

2010 - Study ~ Cannabidiol inhibitory effect on marble-burying behaviour: involvement of CB1 receptors.

2009 - News ~ Medical Marijuana and Obsessive Compulsive Disorder.

2008 - Letter ~ Improvement in Refractory Obsessive Compulsive Disorder With Dronabinol.

2008 - News ~ Science: THC effective in obsessive compulsive disorder according to case reports.

2007 - Study ~ Inhibition of fatty-acid amide hydrolase accelerates acquisition and extinction rates in a spatial memory task.