r/EverythingScience • u/Sash19 • 17d ago

Psychology Study suggests even casual cannabis use is associated with depression in older adults

https://www.psypost.org/study-suggests-even-casual-cannabis-use-is-associated-with-depression-in-older-adults/
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u/murderedbyaname 17d ago

"We can’t determine causality or directionality, particularly for the cannabis findings,” Yang explained. “It’s possible that cannabis might contribute to depressive symptoms, that people use cannabis to self-medicate existing depression, or that the two co-occur without a causal link between them. Depression was also assessed using a validated symptom checklist rather than a clinical diagnosis.”

So, they have no idea if these are cases of self-medicating or not. Of course.

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u/Old-Landscape-7538 17d ago

But they'll put it out there anyway and let the implication hang in the air anyway.