Am J Psychiatry 1981; 138:231-233
Copyright © 1981 by American Psychiatric Association
Prolonged depersonalization after marijuana use
HV Szymanski
The author describes four cases of prolonged depersonalization that
occurred months after marijuana use. Each occurred in the setting of a
stressful life event. Depersonalization is a common experience during acute
intoxication with marijuana, and these cases suggest that after the
patients had experienced depersonalization, external stressors and
intrapsychic factors may have contributed to its continued use as a defense
mechanism.
