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Zach Walsh

Professor, Department of Psychology, University of British Columbia
Verified email at ubc.ca
Cited by 5536

[HTML][HTML] MDMA-assisted psychotherapy for treatment of PTSD: study design and rationale for phase 3 trials based on pooled analysis of six phase 2 randomized …

…, L Jerome, A Mithoefer, M Wagner, Z Walsh… - …, 2019 - Springer
Background Posttraumatic stress disorder is a prevalent mental health condition with substantial
impact on daily functioning that lacks sufficient treatment options. Here we evaluate six …

Cannabis for therapeutic purposes: patient characteristics, access, and reasons for use

Z Walsh, R Callaway, L Belle-Isle, R Capler… - International Journal of …, 2013 - Elsevier
Background The authorized and unauthorized use of cannabis for therapeutic purposes (CTP)
has increased dramatically in recent years, and physicians have called for further …

Medical cannabis and mental health: A guided systematic review

Z Walsh, R Gonzalez, K Crosby, MS Thiessen… - Clinical psychology …, 2017 - Elsevier
This review considers the potential influences of the use of cannabis for therapeutic
purposes (CTP) on areas of interest to mental health professionals, with foci on adult …

Psychedelic use and intimate partner violence: The role of emotion regulation

MS Thiessen, Z Walsh, BM Bird… - Journal of …, 2018 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: Recent evidence suggests that psychedelic use predicts reduced perpetration
of intimate partner violence among men involved in the criminal justice system. However, the …

Medical cannabis access, use, and substitution for prescription opioids and other substances: A survey of authorized medical cannabis patients

P Lucas, Z Walsh - International Journal of Drug Policy, 2017 - Elsevier
Zach Walsh is currently the Primary Investigator in a Tilray-sponsored randomized clinical
trial of medical cannabis and PTSD, but he receives no financial compensation for that study …

Substituting cannabis for prescription drugs, alcohol and other substances among medical cannabis patients: The impact of contextual factors

P Lucas, Z Walsh, K Crosby, R Callaway… - Drug and alcohol …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction and Aims Recent years have witnessed increased attention to how cannabis use
impacts the use of other psychoactive substances. The present study examines the use of …

Kratom use and mental health: A systematic review

MT Swogger, Z Walsh - Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 2018 - Elsevier
Background Kratom (Mitragyna speciosa) is a psychoactive plant native to Southeastern
Asia that is receiving increased international attention as a potential therapeutic agent. While …

Ketamine for the treatment of mental health and substance use disorders: comprehensive systematic review

Z Walsh, OM Mollaahmetoglu, J Rootman, S Golsof… - BJPsych …, 2022 - cambridge.org
Background In the past two decades, subanaesthetic doses of ketamine have been demonstrated
to have rapid and sustained antidepressant effects, and accumulating research has …

Psychopathy and instrumental violence: Facet level relationships

Z Walsh, MT Swogger, DS Kosson - Journal of personality disorders, 2009 - Guilford Press
The relationship between psychopathy and violence is well established. However, the extent
to which psychopathy is related to different types of violent behavior warrants further study. …

Experiences of kratom users: a qualitative analysis

…, K Yee, KA Parkhurst, BM Priddy, Z Walsh - … of psychoactive Drugs, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Kratom (Mitragyna speciosa) is a psychoactive plant that has been used since at least 1836
in folk medicine in Southeast Asian countries. More recently, kratom has become widely …