An investigation of cannabis use for insomnia in depression and anxiety in a naturalistic sample.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Little is known about cannabis use for insomnia in individuals with depression, anxiety, and comorbid depression and anxiety. To develop a better understanding of distinct profiles of cannabis use for insomnia management, a retrospective cohort study was conducted on a large naturalistic sample.

Methods

Data were collected using the medicinal cannabis tracking app, Strainprint®, which allows users to monitor and track cannabis use for therapeutic purposes. The current study examined users managing insomnia symptoms in depression (n = 100), anxiety (n = 463), and comorbid depression and anxiety (n = 114), for a total of 8476 recorded sessions. Inferential analyses used linear mixed effects modeling to examine self-perceived improvement across demographic variables

SUBMITTER: Kuhathasan N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9052466 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature