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cannabis dependence

in DSM–IV–TR, continued use of cannabis despite significant cannabis-related cognitive, behavioral, and physiological problems and tolerance or withdrawal symptoms (chiefly motor agitation) if use is suspended. The diagnosis, along with that for cannabis abuse, has been subsumed in DSM–5 under cannabis use disorder, and neither is considered a distinct entity any longer. See also substance dependence.

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medical psychotherapy

psychotherapy that makes use of medication and other medical techniques in the treatment of mental illness.