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The Psychoanalytic Study of the Child Volume 74, 2021 - Issue 1
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Addiction: A Ubiquitous Problem

The Effect of Marijuana Use on Personality Development in Adolescence and Young Adulthood

Rex McGeheeTraining and Supervising Analyst Denver Institute for Psychoanalysis, Associate Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, University of Colorado Health Sciences CenterCorrespondence[email protected]
, M.D.
Pages 265-279 | Published online: 01 Apr 2021
 
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ABSTRACT

This paper considers the effects of marijuana on personality development during adolescence, integrating psychoanalytic views of development, information from neuroscience research, and recent social realities including legalization of marijuana in many states. The psychoanalytic treatment of a 16-year-old boy with marijuana dependence is presented. The paper concludes with recommendations for the treatment of adolescents who are marijuana users.

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