Vivian Tsang

The burden of disease related to mental health disorders has increased in Canada, especially during periods of transition.[1] Most recently, the importance of mental health has come to the forefront as the psychiatric consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic are seen in Canada.

Psychosis can manifest with what are classified as positive symptoms, such as delusions, hallucinations, and disorganized thought or behavior, and negative symptoms, such as avolition, apathy, affective flattening, and anhedonia.[1] Approximately 1.5% to 3.5% of the general population is estimated to meet the diagnostic criteria for psychosis within their lifetime.[1] However, psychosis is far more common among people who use drugs, including 10% of cannabinoid users, more than 33% of...