Jim van Os, PhD, MD Biography
- Title:
- Professor of Psychiatry at Maastricht University Medical Centre
- Position:
- Not Clearly Pro or Con to the question "Should Marijuana Be a Medical Option?"
- Reasoning:
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“Cannabis use is a risk factor for the development of incident psychotic symptoms. Continued cannabis use might increase the risk for psychotic disorder by impacting on the persistence of symptoms.”
“Continued Cannabis Use and Risk of Incidence and Persistence of Psychotic Symptoms: 10 Year Follow-up Cohort Study,” BMJ, Mar. 1, 2011
- Involvement and Affiliations:
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- Chairman, Department of Psychiatry and Psychology, Maastricht University
- Professor, Psychiatric Epidemiology, Maastricht University, Aug. 1995-present
- Visiting Professor, Psychiatric Epidemiology, Institute of Psychiatry, King’s College London
- Director of Psychiatric Services, Maastricht University Medical Centre
- Member, editorial board, Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica,European Psychiatry, Psychological Medicine, Schizophrenia Research, Schizophrenia Bulletin, Early Intervention in Psychiatry and The Journal of Mental Health
- Member, Psychosis Group, DSM-V Task Force
- Co-chair, APA DSM/ICD conference “Deconstructing Psychosis”
- Education:
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- MD, school unknown
- PhD, school unknown
- Other:
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- Completed training in Psychiatry at the Institute of Psychiatry and the Maudsley/Bethlem Royal Hospital (London, England)
- Completed a three-year UK Medical Research Council Training Fellowship in Clinical Epidemiology at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine