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L. Degenhardt, W. Hall, M. Lynskey, C. Coffey and G. Patton, “The Association between Cannabis Use and Depression: A Review of the Evidence,” In: D. Castle and R. Murray, Eds., Marijuana and Madness: Psychiatry and Neurobiology, Cambridge University Press, New York, 2004, pp. 54-74.

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• TITLE: Association between Severity of Cannabis Dependence and Depression

  AUTHORS: Karina Karolina Kedzior, Mathew Martin-Iverson

  KEYWORDS: Severity of Cannabis Dependence, Depression, CIDI-Auto 2.1, SDS

  JOURNAL NAME: Psychology, Vol.1 No.4, October 29, 2010

  ABSTRACT: Objective. The aim of the current study was to investigate the relationship between self-reported severity of cannabis dependence and symptoms of depression. Method. The lifetime diagnoses of depression and cannabis misuse (abuse and/or dependence) were obtained from 50 participants recruited from the general community, using a self-completed diagnostic interview (CIDI-Auto 2.1). The lifetime severity of cannabis dependence was established using a standard questionnaire, Severity of Dependence Scale (SDS). Results. Of the 19 participants with mental illness diagnoses, 14 (74%) reported depression symptoms. The 14 participants with depression diagnoses had significantly more cannabis misuse diagnoses and significantly higher SDS scores compared to those without mental illness diagnoses (N = 31). SDS scores significantly predicted presence or absence of CIDI depression diagnoses with a 69% overall rate of cor-rect predictions. As SDS scores increased the odds of classification into depressed versus non-depressed groups was 1.3 (95% C.I. 1.02-1.57). Conclusion. The presence of lifetime depression symptoms is associated with higher lifetime severity of cannabis dependence and more lifetime cannabis misuse symptoms in otherwise healthy research vol-unteers.