Is there really a psychological or physiological dependence on the Sun? A group of researchers decided to answer this question, for what has already announced a call for volunteers.
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American scientists from Bowling Green State University and the University of Michigan found that irresistible passion for tanning and
visits solyalirev some people may be explained
obsessive-compulsive disorder and
BDD . In the United States still remember the scandal that erupted in April 2013, when the tan obsessed 44-year-old Patricia Krentsil (pictured) was arrested for what she took her five year old daughter to a tanning salon Anna. It turns out now that this woman could be a victim of a serious mental disorder.
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The researchers created a so-called test of tan, which is a modification of the traditional tests that determine the propensity of people to abuse different substances. Those who responded positively to half of the questions of this test, automatically belonged to the category of people who have an unhealthy desire to tan.
Of the 533 students have passed through the test, 31% were found to depend on the Sun and solarium And 12% noted increased appetite. Later it became clear that he was in these two groups of people are more likely to demonstrate the classic symptoms BDD and obsessive-compulsive disorder . Moreover, most of the victims, depending on the Sun turned out to girls. Currently, to confirm this theory, scientists are gaining new volunteers. If the assumption is confirmed, frequenting tanning salons will be considered as a psychological disorder. (READ MORE)
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