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Overview

Zach Walsh is affiliated with the University of British Columbia in Canada. Their research focuses on medicine, with significant contributions in pharmacology, clinical psychology, epidemiology, computational theory and mathematics, and pediatrics, perinatology, and child health.

The scientist's work primarily examines topics such as cannabis and cannabinoid research, psychedelics and drug studies, substance abuse treatment and outcomes, treatment of major depression, advanced graph theory research, prenatal substance exposure effects, and opioid use disorder treatment.

Frequent publication venues for Zach Walsh include arXiv (Cornell University), Journal of Psychoactive Drugs, Scientific Reports, International Journal of Drug Policy, and BJPsych Open.

Coauthors who have collaborated extensively with Zach Walsh include Michelle St. Pierre, M-J Milloy, Pamela Kryskow, Joseph M. Rootman, and Philippe Lucas.

Significant recent papers authored or coauthored by Zach Walsh are:

  • Ketamine for the treatment of mental health and substance use disorders: comprehensive systematic review (2021, BJPsych Open)

Other relevant papers in related fields include:

  • Cannabis Significantly Reduces the Use of Prescription Opioids and Improves Quality of Life in Authorized Patients: Results of a Large Prospective Study (2020, Pain Medicine)
  • Adults who microdose psychedelics report health related motivations and lower levels of anxiety and depression compared to non-microdosers (2021, Scientific Reports)
  • Cannabis education needs assessment among Canadian physicians-in-training (2020, Complementary Therapies in Medicine)
  • Clinical Practice Guidelines for Cannabis and Cannabinoid-Based Medicines in the Management of Chronic Pain and Co-Occurring Conditions (2023, Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research)

Best Publications

  • MDMA-assisted psychotherapy for treatment of PTSD: study design and rationale for phase 3 trials based on pooled analysis of six phase 2 randomized controlled trials

    Michael C. Mithoefer;Allison A. Feduccia;Lisa Jerome;Anne Mithoefer

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

    Zach Walsh;Robert Callaway;Lynne Belle-Isle;Rielle Capler

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

    Philippe Lucas;Zach Walsh

  • Medical cannabis and mental health: A guided systematic review

    Zach Walsh;Raul Gonzalez;Kim Crosby;Michelle S. Thiessen

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

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

    Philippe Lucas;Zach Walsh;Kim Crosby;Robert Callaway

  • Kratom use and mental health: A systematic review.

    Marc T. Swogger;Zach Walsh

  • Experiences of Kratom Users: A Qualitative Analysis

    Marc T Swogger;Elaine Hart;Fire Erowid;Earth Erowid

  • PSYCHOPATHY AND INSTRUMENTAL VIOLENCE: FACET LEVEL RELATIONSHIPS

    Zach Walsh;Marc T. Swogger;David S. Kosson

  • Domestic violence and psychopathic traits: distinguishing the antisocial batterer from other antisocial offenders.

    Marc T. Swogger;Marc T. Swogger;Zach Walsh;David S. Kosson

  • The Evidentiary Introduction of Psychopathy Checklist-Revised Assessed Psychopathy in U.S. Courts: Extent and Appropriateness*

    Tiffany Walsh;Zach Walsh

  • Subtypes of partner violence perpetrators among male and female psychiatric patients.

    Zach Walsh;Marc T. Swogger;Brian P. O'Connor;Yael Chatav Schonbrun

  • Beyond social deviance: substance use disorders and the dimensions of psychopathy.

    Zach Walsh;Lindsay C. Allen;David S. Kosson

  • Barriers to access for Canadians who use cannabis for therapeutic purposes.

    Lynne Belle-Isle;Lynne Belle-Isle;Zach Walsh;Robert Callaway;Philippe Lucas

  • Psychopathy and Violent Crime: A Prospective Study of the Influence of Socioeconomic Status and Ethnicity

    Zach Walsh;David S. Kosson

  • Psychopathy, IQ, and violence in European American and African American county jail inmates.

    Zach Walsh;Marc T. Swogger;David S. Kosson

  • Psychopathy and violence: the importance of factor level interactions.

    Zach Walsh;David S. Kosson

  • Impulsive versus premeditated aggression in the prediction of violent criminal recidivism

    Marc T. Swogger;Zach Walsh;Michael Christie;Brittany M. Priddy

  • Efficacy, Tolerability, and Safety of Cannabinoid Treatments in the Rheumatic Diseases: A Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials.

    Mary Ann Fitzcharles;Peter A. Ste-Marie;Winfried Häuser;Daniel J. Clauw

  • Psychopathy and Risk Taking among Jailed Inmates

    Marc T. Swogger;Zach Walsh;C.W. Lejuez;David S. Kosson

  • Psychopathy and Axis I psychiatric disorders among criminal offenders: relationships to impulsive and proactive aggression

    Marc T. Swogger;Zach Walsh;Rebecca J. Houston;Sarah Cashman-Brown

Frequent Co-Authors

Kenneth R. Conner
Kenneth R. Conner University of Rochester Medical Center
John G. Gunderson
John G. Gunderson Harvard University
Carlos M. Grilo
Carlos M. Grilo Yale University
Andrew E. Skodol
Andrew E. Skodol University of Arizona
Shirley Yen
Shirley Yen Harvard Medical School
Charles A. Sanislow
Charles A. Sanislow Wesleyan University
M. Tracie Shea
M. Tracie Shea Brown University
Gregory L. Stuart
Gregory L. Stuart University of Tennessee at Knoxville
Robert L. Stout
Robert L. Stout Brown University
Peter S. Hendricks
Peter S. Hendricks University of Alabama at Birmingham

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