{"id":13736,"date":"2025-11-25T16:20:00","date_gmt":"2025-11-25T15:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/treezclub.com\/?p=13736"},"modified":"2025-10-23T15:41:06","modified_gmt":"2025-10-23T13:41:06","slug":"clinical-study-cbd-alleviates-symptoms-in-people-at-increased-risk-of-psychosis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/treezclub.com\/en\/clinical-study-cbd-alleviates-symptoms-in-people-at-increased-risk-of-psychosis\/","title":{"rendered":"Clinical study: CBD alleviates symptoms in people at increased risk of psychosis"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Cannabidiol (CBD) shows promising results in the treatment of patients at increased risk of psychosis in a new clinical study. The research results were published in the journal World Psychiatry and underline the potential of CBD as a novel, well-tolerated treatment option. <\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Background: Risk of psychosis and new treatment approaches<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p>Psychoses are severe mental illnesses characterized by hallucinations, delusions and thought disorders. People in the so-called &#8220;clinical high risk stage&#8221; (CHR) already show early warning symptoms such as paranoid thoughts or distorted perceptions. <\/p>\n\n<p>Current treatment options are limited &#8211; especially as traditional antipsychotics often have severe side effects. This is why there is growing interest in alternative, more tolerable substances such as cannabidiol (CBD). <\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Study design<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Number of participants: 31 patients in the CHR stage<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Duration: 3 weeks<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Dosage: 600 mg CBD daily vs. placebo<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p>Measuring instrument: CAARMS (Comprehensive Assessment of At-Risk Mental States) for the assessment of risk symptoms<\/p>\n\n<p>Important: No additional medication was administered during the study.<\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Results<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p>The participants who received CBD showed:<\/p>\n\n<p>\u2705 Lower total scores in the CAARMS test compared to the placebo group<br\/>\u2705 Reduction in symptom severity with early psychotic signs<br\/>\u2705 Less stress due to psychotic experiences<br\/>\u2705 Good tolerability, without relevant side effects<\/p>\n\n<p><strong>The researchers conclude:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p>&#8220;Short-term CBD treatment can alleviate symptoms in the CHR stage of psychosis and is well tolerated. Further large-scale studies are needed to assess the clinical significance of CBD in this context.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Significance of the results<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p>This study provides new evidence that CBD could play a preventive role in mental illnesses such as psychosis. Particularly interesting: CBD is not psychoactive and has a favorable side effect profile &#8211; a clear advantage over many classic antipsychotics. <\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Conclusion<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p>The data suggests that CBD could be a promising treatment option for people at increased risk of psychosis. Although it is a small study, the results suggest that CBD can noticeably alleviate symptoms &#8211; without severe side effects. <\/p>\n\n<p>Future large-scale, longer-term studies will have to show whether CBD can actually be used as a standardized therapy for precursors of psychosis.<\/p>\n\n<p>Source:  <br\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cannabidiol (CBD) shows promising results in the treatment of patients at increased risk of psychosis in a new clinical study. The research results were published in the journal World Psychiatry and underline the potential of CBD as a novel, well-tolerated treatment option. 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