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Hannah Perry
Ms. Coco
English 1001
5 December 2016
Annotated Bibliography
Amresh Shrivastava, Megan Johnston, Kristen Terpstra, Yves Bureau. Pathways to Psychosis
in Cannabis Abuse. Walsh Medical Media, LLC. (2015): 30-35. Print.
This source attempts to establish and explain the pathways that connect cannabis
use to a mental disorder called schizophrenia. This source is a scholarly journal written
amongst professors and other researchers who specialize in the department of psychiatry
and psychology. Because there is not enough research done to discuss specific cause and
effect relationships, neurobiological mechanisms associated with the development of
psychosis and effects from cannabis use may be similar but remain elusive. This source
will be of benefit to my paper because it touches on the topic of there not being enough
research to come to specific conclusions about the topic, which I plan to talk a lot about
in my paper.
Amresh Shrivastava, Megan Johnston, Kristen Terpstra, Yves Bureau. Cannabis and psychosis:
Neurobiology. Indian Journal of Psychiatry. (2014): 8-16. Print.
In this article, the authors attempt to develop and discuss a possible pathway for
the development of psychosis. It also examines the changes in the brain due to cannabis
in relationship to the changes in the brain of patients with the brain disorder of
schizophrenia. The article later states that the pathway to psychosis due to cannabis is
uncertain. This source is credible because it is a scholarly journal written amongst

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professors and other researchers who specialize in the department of psychiatry and
psychology. Again, this article is beneficial to my paper because it explores the topic
without having definitely conclusions.
H. Bugra, E. Studerus, C. Rapp, C. Tamagni, J. Aston, S. Borgwardt, A. Riecher-Rossler.
Cannabis use and cognitive functions in at-risk mental state and first episode psychosis.
Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg. (2013): 299-308. Print.
This scholarly journal discusses a study that was conducted to address the
association between frequency of cannabis use and cognitive functioning for individuals.
Readers are able to find out the results that the frequency of cannabis use was not
significantly associated with cognitive functioning of the brain. This scholarly journal
was put together by researchers from the University of Basel Psychiatric Clinics, which
helps to establish credibility for this article. This source will contribute to the paper by
incorporating statistics and other evidence proven from the study.
Kelly E. Gill, Lucy Poe, Neyra Azimov, Shelly Ben-David, Nehal P. Vadhan, Ragy Girgis, Holly
Moore, Victoria Cressman, Cheryl M. Corcoran. Reasons for cannabis use among
youths at ultra high risk for psychosis. Wiley Publishing Asia Pty Ltd. (2013): 207-210.
Print.
This article discusses the motives of schizophrenia users and clinical high risk
patients for cannabis use. A clinical high risk patient is someone who is more likely to be
diagnosed with psychosis. This source is credible because it is a scholarly journal written
by a number of professors that work at Columbia university in the department of
psychiatry and New York University School of medicine. This source will be beneficial to

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my paper because it includes information about cannabis use of patients with the mental
illnesses discussed throughout it.
Khan, Masood A., and Sailaja Akella. Cannabis-Induced Bipolar Disorder with Psychotic
Features: A Case Report. Psychiatry (Edgmont) 6.12 (2009): 4448. Print.
This website introduces a case of a college student who suffered from minor
psychosis. This website is credible because it is a case report written by a fourth year
student at New York college of Osteopathic and a staff psychiatrist at the Greater
Binghamton Health Center. This source is very beneficial to my paper because it provides
evidence of psychosis in real life.
Suzanne H. Gage, Matthew Hickman, Stanley Zammit. Association Between Cannabis and
Psychosis: Epidemiologic Evidence. Society of Biological Psychiatry. (2016): 549-556.
Print.
This scholarly journal discusses the difference between psychotic episodes
reported and actual observation studies of psychotic episodes that result from cannabis
use. There have been many studies done on this relationship. This source is credible
because it comes from The Society of Biological Psychiatry, which is one of the most
selective and highly cited journals in the field of psychiatric neuroscience. The authors
are both researchers from The University of Bristol. This article also identifies groups
that are at high risk of developing psychosis from using marijuana. This source further
expands my topic because it discusses the relationship between cannabis use and
psychosis.

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