Steven James (San Diego University of California)

A Clinician's Guide to Cannabinoid Science

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Provides the scientific basis for the potential clinical application of cannabinoids, covering their use in relation to the skin, pain, sleep, neuropsychiatry, and the immune system as well as safety in clinical practice and therapies for clinical use. Essential reading for mental health professionals and primary care practitioners.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 164
• Erscheinungstermin: 29. Oktober 2020
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 231mm x 196mm x 8mm
• Gewicht: 294g
• ISBN-13: 9781108730754
• ISBN-10: 1108730752
• Artikelnr.: 59915470

Autorenporträt

Steven James, MD is a psychiatrist and author living in southern California with over three decades in pharmaceutical research.

Inhaltsangabe

Part I. An Introduction to Cannabinoid Science: 1. An introduction to the botany and history of cannabis
2. 9 -tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and cannabidiol (CBD)
3. The endocannabinoids
4. Approved cannabinoid therapies for clinical use
5. The safety of cannabis and cannabinoids in clinical practice
Part II. Potential Therapeutic Uses of Cannabinoids in Clinical Practice: 6. Cannabinoids and pain
7. Cannabinoids and neuropsychiatry
8. Cannabinoids in sleep and circadian rhythms
9. Cannabinoids and inflammation and autoimmune disorders
10. Cannabinoids and the eye
11. Cannabinoids and the skin.