A comprehensive literature study on the effect of cannabis use on cognition and aggressiveness, including a small study to explore these variables

Twenty seven consecutive black male patients who were admitted as acute admissions to FEH were examined in this thesis. The following demographic information characterized the sample group. a) Age: Bimodal distribution with peaks at 21-25 years and 31-35 years. Five patients were older than 35 years. b) Marital Status: In the sample. 59.2% were single. 11.1 % married and 29.6% the marital status was unknown. c) Number of Children: In the sample. 75% did not know how many children they had. Numbers ranged from no children (14.3%) to 2 children (7.1% of the sample). d) Employment Status: In the sample 81 .1 % were unemployed. e) Level of Schooling: In one third of cases, level of schooling was unknown. Most men did reach secondary level of education.

Grantor dc:publisher.institution

Department of Psychiatry and Mental Health

Year dc:date.issued

1997

Author dc:creator

• Fanshawe, Nigel Charles

Language dc:language.iso

eng

Handle dc:identifier.uri

http://hdl.handle.net/11427/25840

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/25840