This presentation will highlight how canna bis use in the U.S. has evolved in recent years and the potential impact t his may have on mental health\, with a specific focus on the relationship with psychosis and schizophrenia.
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\nCraig Jones\, LCSW\, is the Program Manager for t he Odyssey Clinic in Little Rock. Prior to this role\, he worked as an out patient therapist in community mental health and at the University of Arka nsas for Medical Sciences\, often serving individuals with serious mental illness\, personality disorders\, trauma\, and recovery from perpetration and victimization of interpersonal violence. He also has \;extensive&n bsp\;history in working within crisis evaluation and intervention. He hold s a Master of Social Work degree from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock and has been a Licensed Certified Social Worker since 2009. He has a lso been an adjunct professor at multiple universities\, teaching \;va rious \;courses in philosophy and psychology of religion\, since 2008. \;
\nEmily Waller\, M.D.\, MPH \;grew up in Fayetteville\, Ark.\, and received a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology fro m Hendrix College in Conway\, Ark. She went on to attend UAMS where she st udied medicine and public health. \; Her interest in psychiatry began in high school but was solidified through her research and clinical experi ences during medical school. Some of her most meaningful experiences inclu de addiction research in the Women&rsquo\;s Mental Health Program\, and ex posure to forensics at the Arkansas State Hospital and consult psychiatry at the NIH. She has a particular interest in forensic psychiatry and acade mic medicine. In her free time\, she enjoys hiking\, spending time with fr iends and family\, and refinishing old furniture.
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