%0 Journal Article
%T The Potential Effectiveness of Medical Cannabis in the Treatment of Wellness Outcomes for Veterans with Depression
%A Mandy Liedeman
%A Chanile Vines
%A Justin Whitehall
%J Open Journal of Depression
%P 11-22
%@ 2169-9674
%D 2023
%I Scientific Research Publishing
%R 10.4236/ojd.2023.122002
%X Depression is a pervasive mental illness with a
prevalence of about nine percent of the Canadian population <span><span style=\"color:#C45911;\"><a href=\"file:///D:/%E7%A8%8B%E6%A2%A6%E5%A9%B7/OJD/6.%20%E7%BD%91%E6%8C%82/%E7%BD%91%E6%8C%82%E6%96%87%E7%AB%A0%E6%A3%80%E6%9F%A5.docx#R24\"><span style=\"color:#C45911;font-family:Verdana;\">(</span><span style=\"color:#C45911;font-family:Verdana;\">Van Ameringen</span><span style=\"color:#C45911;font-family:Verdana;\"> et al.,
2008)</span></a></span></span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">. Depression commonly presents with several
chronic symptoms that can severely impact </span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">the
quality of life and mental well-being, such as intrusive thoughts, flash</span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">backs,
irritability, anxiety, and sleep disturbances </span><span><span style=\"color:#C45911;\"><a href=\"file:///D:/%E7%A8%8B%E6%A2%A6%E5%A9%B7/OJD/6.%20%E7%BD%91%E6%8C%82/%E7%BD%91%E6%8C%82%E6%96%87%E7%AB%A0%E6%A3%80%E6%9F%A5.docx#R19\"><span style=\"color:#C45911;font-family:Verdana;\">(Sharpless
&amp; Barber, 2011)</span></a></span></span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">. </span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">Military
veterans </span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">are </span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">notably present with much higher rates of depression</span><span style=\"font-family:;\" \"=\"\"> <span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">than civilians </span><span><span style=\"color:#C45911;\"><a href=\"file:///D:/%E7%A8%8B%E6%A2%A6%E5%A9%B7/OJD/6.%20%E7%BD%91%E6%8C%82/%E7%BD%91%E6%8C%82%E6%96%87%E7%AB%A0%E6%A3%80%E6%9F%A5.docx#R25\"><span style=\"color:#C45911;font-family:Verdana;\">(Veterans Affairs Canada, 2019)</span></a></span></span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">.
There is no single effective </span></span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">treatment,
and persons with depression might receive multiple modes of</span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"> treatment in
combination. To date, few studies have characterized the demo</span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">graphic characteristics of medical marijuana
patients or assessed </span></span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">them </span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">for</span><span style=\"font-family:;\" \"=\"\"> <span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">pre-post changes
in well-being. A mixed methods study was conducted to</span> <span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">better understand therapeutic benefits for
patients. Here, we aimed to de</span><span
%K Depression
%K PTSD
%K Medical Cannabis
%K Veteran
%K Cannabinoid Therapy
%U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=126743