TY - JOUR
T1 - UV light tanning as a type of substance-related disorder
AU - Warthan, Molly M.
AU - Uchida, Tatsuo
AU - Wagner, Richard F.
PY - 2005/8
Y1 - 2005/8
N2 - Objective: To better understand the complex motivations involved with UV light (UVL) tanning behavior. Design: Two written instruments, the CAGE (Cut down, Annoyed, Guilty, Eye-opener) Questionnaire, used to screen for alcohol abuse or dependence, and the American Psychiatric Association Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition, Text Revision (DSM-IV-TR) criteria for substance-related disorders, were modified to evaluate subjects for a substance-related disorder involving UVL tanning. Setting: Galveston Island beach. Subjects: A total of 145 beachgoers. Main Outcome Measures: Positive findings from the 2 evaluation instruments. Results: Of the 145 subjects, 38 (26%) met the modified CAGE criteria, and 77 (53%) met the modified DSM-IV-TR diagnostic criteria for a substance-related disorder with regard to UVL and related sun tanning. The results from both instruments were significantly associated (P=.03). Conclusions: Individuals who chronically and repetitively expose themselves to UVL to tan may have a novel type of UVL substance-related disorder.
AB - Objective: To better understand the complex motivations involved with UV light (UVL) tanning behavior. Design: Two written instruments, the CAGE (Cut down, Annoyed, Guilty, Eye-opener) Questionnaire, used to screen for alcohol abuse or dependence, and the American Psychiatric Association Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition, Text Revision (DSM-IV-TR) criteria for substance-related disorders, were modified to evaluate subjects for a substance-related disorder involving UVL tanning. Setting: Galveston Island beach. Subjects: A total of 145 beachgoers. Main Outcome Measures: Positive findings from the 2 evaluation instruments. Results: Of the 145 subjects, 38 (26%) met the modified CAGE criteria, and 77 (53%) met the modified DSM-IV-TR diagnostic criteria for a substance-related disorder with regard to UVL and related sun tanning. The results from both instruments were significantly associated (P=.03). Conclusions: Individuals who chronically and repetitively expose themselves to UVL to tan may have a novel type of UVL substance-related disorder.
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U2 - 10.1001/archderm.141.8.963
DO - 10.1001/archderm.141.8.963
M3 - Article
C2 - 16103324
AN - SCOPUS:24044441954
SN - 0003-987X
VL - 141
SP - 963
EP - 966
JO - Archives of dermatology
JF - Archives of dermatology
IS - 8
ER -