Adolescent cannabis use, depression and anxiety disorders in the Northern Finland Birth Cohort 1986.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Cannabis use has been associated with increased risk of psychiatric disorders. However, associations between adolescent cannabis use, depression and anxiety disorders are inconsistently reported in longitudinal samples.

Aims

To study associations of adolescent cannabis use with depression and anxiety disorders.

Method

We used data from the Northern Finland Birth Cohort 1986, linked to nationwide registers, to study the association between adolescent cannabis use and depression and anxiety disorders until 33 years of age (until 2018).

Results

We included 6325 participants (48.8% male) in the analyses; 352 (5.6%) participants reported cannabis use until 15-16 years of age. By the end of the follow-up, 583 (9.2%) participants were diagnosed with unipola

SUBMITTER: Mustonen A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8329769 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature