Dr. Zerrin Atakan

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  Zerrin Atakan
  
  Zerrin Atakan worked as Lead Consultant in the National Psychosis Unit at the Maudsley & Bethlem Royal Hospitals in London until August 2007, when she retired from National Health Service duties. She currently holds an honorary contract at the Institute of Psychiatry in London, where she is doing research on the effects of cannabis compounds on brain functioning and development of an intervention model for cannabis-using patients with psychosis. As a consultant psychiatrist she gained extensive expertise treating severe mental illness. She has advised the Home Office, voluntary mental health organisations and local councils on cannabis use, and written for cannabis websites to inform young people about the effects of the drug on mental health.
  
  Correspondence: Correspondence Dr Zerrin Atakan, Institute of Psychiatry, De Crespigny Park, London SE5 8AF, UK. Email: Zerrin. Atakan@iop.kcl.ac.uk

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  Dr. Zerrin Atakan, Consultant Psychiatrist/Hon.

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  Zerrin Atakan, honorary senior lecturer at the national psychosis unit of the Institute of Psychiatry and a speaker at today's conference, said cannabis had medicinal uses and, like alcohol, was not a problem in moderation.She pointed to the different effect on the brain of the two compounds it contained - tetrahydrocannabinol ( THC ) and cannabidiol ( CBD ). Cannabis high in THC was stronger and potentially more dangerous, while CBD might be responsible for its beneficial effects.
  
  "I personally believe it should be legalised so it is tightly regulated and it says on the packet how much THC is in it," she said.

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  Dr Zerrin Atakan, lead consultant psychiatrist at the National Psychosis Unit, who has researched the issue, has an answer.
  
  "There are two ways of using the term ‘cannabis psychosis'," she explains.

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  Zerrin Atakanconsultant psychiatrist, senior lecturer National Psychosis unit, South London and Maudsley trust.

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  Dr Zerrin Atakan Senior Researcher & Honorary Senior Lecturer Institute of Psychiatry, London

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  Introducing the day, Dr Zerrin Atakan, Consultant Psychiatrist at Maudsley, stated: "The more knowledge you have the more power you have.

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  Guest speaker, Dr Zerrin Atakan, a consultant psychiatrist and lecturer at the South London and Maudsley Trust, is involved in research into cannabis and its effects.Her presentation covered a wide range of information including the effects of cannabis on mental health."I saw many of my patients getting worse as they used cannabis," she said, describing the drug as "a serious health risk."
  
  Referring to the government's failure to legalise the drug, she said: "The government didn't give the public enough information about the effects of cannabis.
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  Dr Atakan spoke of the damage caused by altering the brain chemistry and warned of "the increased likeliness of anxiety and depression.

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  Dr Zerrin Atakan a psychiatrist at Lambeth hospital explains what will happen.

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  Zerrin Atakan, honorary senior lecturer at the national psychosis unit of the Institute of Psychiatry and a speaker at today's conference, said cannabis had medicinal uses and, like alcohol, was not a problem in moderation.She pointed to the different effect on the brain of the two compounds it contained - tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and cannabidiol (CBD).Cannabis high in THC was stronger and potentially more dangerous, while CBD might be responsible for its beneficial effects.
  
  "I personally believe it should be legalised so it is tightly regulated and it says on the packet how much THC is in it," she said.

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