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Name:
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Jason Schiffman, PhD
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Title: |
Associate Professor of Clinical Psychology at the Univesity of Hawaii at Manoa
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Medical Marijuana
Position: |
No position found
to the question "Should marijuana be a medical option?"
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Reasoning: |
"Findings suggest that regular cannabis users are significantly more prone to cognitive and perceptual distortions as well as disorganization, but not interpersonal deficits, than non-regular users and those who have never used. Additionally, the onset of schizotypal symptoms generally precedes the onset of cannabis use. The findings do not support a causal link between cannabis use and schizotypal traits."
"Symptoms of Schizotypy Precede Cannabis Use," Psychiatry Research, 2005
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Credibility
Ranking: |
Experts
PhD's and JD's (lawyers) with significant post-doctoral involvement in medical marijuana issues; judges who have presided over medical marijuana cases.
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Involvement: |
Associate Professor, Clinical Psychology, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Aug. 2007-present
Assistant Professor, Clinical Psychology, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Aug. 2003–Jul. 2007
Member, Society for Research in Psychopathology
Member, American Psychological Association
Member, Association for Advancement of Behavior Therapy
Recipient, Child and Adolescent Mental Health Division Grant, "Clinical Therapy and Assessment, Department of Education," July 1, 2004–June 30, 2007
Recipient, Young Investigators Award (grant), "Prediction of Psychosis among High–Risk Adolescents in Hawaii," Aug. 2004–Aug. 2006
Recipient, National Alliance for Research in Schizophrenia and Depression (NASRAD) Research Grant
Recipient, National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) National Research Service Award
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Education: |
PhD, Clinical Psychology, University of Southern California, 2003
Pre–doctoral Clinical Internship, Children's Hospital Los Angeles
BA, Psychology, Emory University, 1996
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Affiliations/Honors: |
None found
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Contact Info: |
| Phone: 808-944-7716 |
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Fax: 808-956-4700 |
| E-Mail: schiffma@hawaii.edu
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| Web Site: University profile
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Other: |
Selected Publications:
- "Schizophrenia Among Children and Adolescents," The Spectrum of Psychotic Disorders: Neurobiology, Etiology & Pathogenesis, Eds. D. Fujii and I. Ahmed, 2007
- Cowritten with B. Nakamura, M. Earleywine, and J. LaBrie, "Symptoms of Schizotypy Precede Cannabis Use," Psychiatry Research, 2005
- "Schizotypal Traits in a Non–Clinical Sample from Hawaii," Pacific Health Dialog, 2004
- Cowritten with J. LaBrie, and S. Mednick, "Cannabis Use and the Etiology of Schizophrenia," presented at the Annual Liebowitz Conference, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, 2000
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