Table 2

Population and Measurement Tool Details of Studies Included in this Review

Measurement Tool
StudyPopulation StudiedPattern of UseCannabisViolence
Arseneault et al.17General populationCannabis dependent users undergoing treatmentDSM-III-RSelf-Reported Delinquency Interview
Bácskai et al.21Inpatient, outpatient, general populationCannabis dependent usersEuropean Adolescent Assessment DialogueBuss Perry Aggression Questionnaire
Budney et al.22General populationHeavy cannabis usersSelf-report, biological specimensBrief Symptom Inventory
De Sousa Fernandes Perna et al.23General populationRegular cannabis usersSelf-reportVisual Analog Scale
Denson and Earleywine19General populationFrequent cannabis usersInternet SurveyInternet Survey
Dharmawardene and Menkes18InpatientN/ACannabis Use Disorders Identification Test – RevisedInterview
Dugre et al.2Recently dischargedVariableInterviewMacArthur Community Violence Instrument
Friedman et al.24General populationHeavy cannabis usersPPC Drug Use InventoryPPC Delinquency and Criminal Behavior Inventory
Friedman et al.25General populationHeavy cannabis usersPPC Drug Use InventoryPPC Delinquency and Criminal Behavior Inventory
Guimarães et al.26InpatientCannabis dependent users undergoing treatmentInterviewInterview
Kouri et al.16General populationChronic cannabis usersSelf-report, biological specimensPoint Subtraction Aggression Paradigm
Lee et al.27General populationChronic cannabis usersSelf-report, biological specimensSymptom Checklist‐90 revised, Visual Analog Scale
Macdonald et al.28In treatmentCannabis use problemQuestionnaireQuestionnaire
Moulin et al.29InpatientCannabis use disorderDSM-IV, Case Manager Rating ScaleCase managers, Staff Observation Aggression Scale, Violent offenses
Myerscough and Taylor30General populationSome experience with cannabisCannabis administered during studyElectric shock paradigm
Philips et al.31Prison inmatesCannabis use problemSelf-reportCriminal offense
Schoeler et al.32General populationVariableSelf-reportSelf-report, Convictions
Smith et al.33General populationVariableSelf-reportSelf-report
Taylor et al.34General populationSome experience with cannabisCannabis administered during studyElectric shock paradigm
  • DSM = Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders

  • N/A = not available