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Clinical Implications

Stephen B. W. Keen, BS; Christopher B. Yelverton, MD, MBA; Stephen R. Rapp, PhD; Steven R. Feldman, MD, PhD

Arch Dermatol. 2008;144(8):1047-1048.

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INTRODUCTION

UV Light Abuse and High-Risk Tanning Behavior Among Undergraduate College Students
Poorsattar SP, Hornung RL.
J Am Acad Dermatol. 2007;56(3):375-379.

The failure of efforts to alter tanning behaviors may be a result of the addictive nature of UV light. A survey was administered to undergraduate college students to determine the existence of substance-related disorder (SRD). Of 385 respondents, 12% scored positively on the cut down, annoyed, guilty, eye-opener indicating SRD. Women, indoor tanners, students with tanning family and friends, and frequent tanners were significantly more likely than their peers to score positively. A significant proportion of college students demonstrate evidence of SRD with respect to UV light.

COMMENT

Recent research suggests that UV tanning behavior may be considered in a framework of addictive behavior. Poorsattar and Hornung support the earlier work . . . [Full Text of this Article]

AUTHOR INFORMATION

Departments of Dermatology (Mr Keen and Drs Yelverton and Feldman) and Psychiatry (Dr Rapp), Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina