Systematic Review of Psychological Interventions for Adult Cannabis Use

Systematic review and meta-analysis document summarizing evidence from 15 studies on psychological interventions for problematic adult cannabis use in community settings. It analyzes outcomes including cannabis-related problems and severity of dependence, comparing interventions like cognitive-behavioral therapy against active and inactive control groups.

Use Cases

• Extract standardized mean difference (SMD) effect sizes for cannabis-related problems to compare intervention efficacy
• Analyze risk of bias assessments ranging from 'some concerns' to 'high' across the 15 included studies
• Identify the specific psychological interventions studied, such as cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) and CBT combined with motivational approaches
• Examine heterogeneity metrics (I²) and publication bias results (Egger’s test) reported in the meta-analyses

Strengths

• Synthesizes evidence from 15 distinct studies following PRISMA guidelines
• Reports specific effect sizes (SMD) for outcomes like cannabis dependence severity
• Includes formal assessments for risk of bias, heterogeneity, and publication bias

Limitations

• Limited to a document format (DOCX) requiring manual text extraction for quantitative analysis
• The evidence base is limited, with most significant findings derived from a single study
• The risk of bias in the included studies ranges from 'some concerns' to 'high'

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figshare

Collection Method

Systematic literature review and meta-analysis following PRISMA guidelines

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