Antipsychotic profile of cannabidiol and rimonabant in an animal model of emotional context processing in schizophrenia.

“Clinical and neurobiological findings suggest that cannabinoids and their receptors are implicated in schizophrenia. Cannabidiol (CBD), a non-psychotomimetic compound of the Cannabis sativa plant, has been reported to have central therapeutic actions, such as antipsychotic and anxiolytic effects…

Our results suggest a potential therapeutical effect of CBD and rimonabant to treat the emotional processing impairment presented in schizophrenia.

In addition, our results reinforce the anxiolytic profile of CBD.”

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22716146

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