{"product_id":"cannabis-and-cognitive-functioning-paperback-9780521024808","title":"Cannabis and Cognitive Functioning (Paperback \/ softback) 9780521024808","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eCannabis and Cognitive Functioning\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis book reviews the cognitive effects of cannabis and presents findings on the consequences of long-term use.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eNadia Solowij (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521024808, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 16 March 2006\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e308 pages, 26 b\/w illus.  9 tables\u003cbr\u003e22.8 x 15.2 x 1.7 cm, 0.456 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'… a useful text, providing a comprehensive overview of  the research into cannabis from its inception to present day. It provides a through starting point to those interested in the wider reaching sociological aspects of cannabis use.' Adria L. Degia, Medical Sociology\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eCannabis is the most widely used illicit substance in the world, but the question of whether its long-term use can result in lasting and irreparable cognitive impairment remains controversial. This well-argued volume provides an extensive and comprehensive critical review of the literature relevant to cannabis and cognitive functioning, examining the evidence in the light of important recent findings in the pharmacology and neuropsychology of cannabis. Original studies conducted by the author are presented, utilizing one of the most modern and sensitive tools available to assess cognitive functioning - event-related potentials or ERPs. Her conclusion, that long-term cannabis use may produce irreversible impairment in memory, attention and the organization and integration of complex functions, will be of compelling interest to a wide range of clinicians, researchers and policy makers.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eAuthor's acknowledgements\u003cbr\u003e 1. Statement of the problem\u003cbr\u003e Part I. A Review of the Literature: 2. Cannabis the drug\u003cbr\u003e 3. Acute effects of cannabis on cognitive functioning\u003cbr\u003e 4. Evidence for brain damage associated with the long-term use of cannabis\u003cbr\u003e 5. Chronic effects of cannabis on cognitive functioning\u003cbr\u003e 6. Selective attention and event-related potentials (ERPs)\u003cbr\u003e Part II. Research: 7. An event-related potential study of attentional processes in long-term cannabis users\u003cbr\u003e 8. An investigation of the effects of frequency and duration of cannabis use\u003cbr\u003e 9. An investigation of the reversibility of cognitive impairment in ex-cannabis users\u003cbr\u003e 10. A single case study of cessation of cannabis use\u003cbr\u003e 11. Anxiety, psychopathology and the qualitative experience of long-term use of cannabis\u003cbr\u003e 12. Summary, synthesis and conclusions\u003cbr\u003e Appendix\u003cbr\u003e References\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Psychiatry [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Psychiatry\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Psychiatry%20%5BMMH%5D%22\"\u003eMMH\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46005324906776,"sku":"9780521024808","price":51.26,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521024808i_3c494c1b-424e-4040-8041-b8e01f170b36.jpg?v=1694964606","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/cannabis-and-cognitive-functioning-paperback-9780521024808","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}