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University of Colorado Boulder

Cannabis, Mental Health, and Brain Disorders

This Cannabis, Mental Health, and Brain Disorders course is designed to have you think critically about the health effects of cannabis (i.e., marijuana) in the context of several mental health and neurocognitive disorders. You'll be able to identify key features of several anxiety disorders (e.g., panic disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, social anxiety disorder, PTSD), major depression, schizophrenia, multiple sclerosis, epilepsy, traumatic brain injury, and Alzheimer's and Parkinson's Disease. You'll understand the etiology and risk factors for these disorders, recognize conventional treatments, and understand the influence of different cannabinoids such as THC and CBD on these disorders. Obtaining this knowledge will be helpful in terms of informing public policy, public health, and personal decisions regarding the use of cannabis products.

Status: Medical Science and Research
Status: Epidemiology
BeginnerCourse15 hours

Featured reviews

LS

4.0Reviewed Dec 18, 2020

Course is great! Got to learn about cannabis and its effect. I love how they show the NAS report in each and every studies.

HW

5.0Reviewed Sep 7, 2020

Course is great. Sure would appreciate a better looking certificate when it prints out...

S

5.0Reviewed Feb 20, 2021

I learned a lot about how cannabis can help treat the symptoms of certain brain disorders, and perhaps even reduce the damage from certain things like traumatic brain injury.

ER

5.0Reviewed Sep 30, 2019

Guests and readings are fantastic.. Would be great if professor Hutchinson could talk a little slower - easy to miss a lot of what he is saying. :-(. But in general a FANTASIC course!

CB

5.0Reviewed Feb 10, 2020

This was an amazing introduction to brain science and cannabis.

JC

5.0Reviewed Oct 7, 2019

A little difficult sometimes with the Peer Review, but other than that- informative and enjoyable.

SD

5.0Reviewed Mar 8, 2023

Great content, Prof Kent does an awesome job presenting.

H

5.0Reviewed Nov 9, 2020

This course is valuable to people who want to learn more about how Cannabis can help their aging parents with brain aging diseases in terms of managing the symptoms and other treatments.

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