Prevalence of anxiety and depression among engineering students consuming cannabis.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Drug abuse is common among patients with mental disorder. The use of cannabis is likely to be associated with mental-health issues. The aim of this study is to investigate the prevalence of anxiety and depression among cannabis user in engineering college and associated demographic factors.

Methods

In this study, 100 cannabis-consuming engineering students of (XXX) were selected by snowball sampling. After confirmation of cannabis use and individual selection according to DSM-5 criteria, Beck anxiety and depression inventories were used to access prevalence and severity of anxiety and depression among the participants. Demographic information such as age, gender, education and town of residence were also filled in a research questionnaire for analysis.

Results</

SUBMITTER: Vaziri-Harami R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9422071 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature