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87  Cannabis Pattern Prototype

87.1 Summary

  • A pattern of recurrent cannabis use with impaired control and functional impact.

87.2 Prototype Features

  • Regular use with difficulty reducing.
  • Impact on motivation, cognition, or mood.
  • Use despite negative consequences.

87.3 Threshold Guidance

  • Use when cannabis use is persistent and impairing.

87.4 Expected Domain Profile

  • Reward, Habit, and Substance-Related Compulsion: moderate.
  • Mood and Drive Dysregulation: variable.

87.5 Time-Course and Trajectory

  • Chronic or episodic with periods of escalation.

87.6 Differential and Red Flags

  • Primary mood or anxiety symptoms without substance linkage.
  • Cannabis-induced psychosis risk in vulnerable patients.

87.7 Specifiers (treatment-relevant, non-prescriptive)

  • Course/time pattern (chronic, episodic).
  • Contributors (stress, access, social context).
  • Risk modifiers (psychosis risk, functional decline).

87.8 Measurement Prompts

  • Cannabis use frequency tracking.
  • Timeline of consequences.

87.10 Documentation Snippet (1-2 lines)

  • “Persistent cannabis use with reduced motivation; Reward/Habit 2; chronic course.”