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For about 5,000 years, cannabis has been used as a therapeutic agent. There has been growing interest in the medical use of cannabinoids. This is based on the discovery that cannabinoids act with specific receptors (CB1 and CB2). ⋯ Until now, cannabinoids were used as antiemetic agents in chemotherapy-induced emesis and in patients with HIV-wasting syndrome. Evidence suggests that cannabinoids may prove useful in some other diseases, e.g. movement disorders such as Gilles de la Tourette's syndrome, multiple sclerosis, and pain. These new findings also explain the acute adverse effects following cannabis use.
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Historical Article
[Perspectives of forensic psychiatry. A historical and current review].
Major lines of thought within the development of forensic psychiatry are discussed. The historical perspective will be helpful in creating a solid theoretical framework for the ongoing debate on the objectives and methods of forensic psychiatry as a scientific field and will support arguments against uncritical shortcomings and simplifications, so often met in recent years. ⋯ Significant neurobiological and neurophilosophical approaches to the mind-brain relationship in general and to the etiology of mental disorders in particular are outlined. Although to some psychiatrists they appear provoking or even threatening in a way, they offer the opportunity to rethink major conceptual issues within clinical and forensic psychiatry.