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Old 05-19-2014, 08:04 PM   #1 (permalink)
 
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Unhappy Excessive indoor tanning?

According to the authors, "excessive indoor tanning is defined by the presence of an impulse towards and repetition of tanning that leads to personal distress." Talk about pycho-babel!

As you will see, the authors "conveniently" failed to define what they mean by "an impulse towards" and "repetition of tanning" that leads to "personal distress" (exactly what do they mean by "personal distress"? - is that a DSM approved diagnosis?). And they completely failed to mention that humans "seek out" activities that give them pleasure (walking, running, eating, drinking and tanning in moderation) and that those "pleasurable activities" produce beneficial endorphins.

Agreed that this "screed" is "political" (i.e., political correctness run amok) and certainly not based on "science" but you can see where the anti-tanning zealots are heading with their latest attacks.

[Please note where their funding comes from.]



Phenomenology and psychopathology of excessive indoor tanning
1. Aymeric Petit MD1,*,
2. Laurent Karila MD, PhD2,
3. Florence Chalmin PhD1 and
4. Michel Lejoyeux MD, PhD1
Article first published online: 6 MAR 2014 / DOI: 10.1111/ijd.12336
International Journal of Dermatology / Volume 53, Issue 6, pages 664–672, June 2014

Abstract: Excessive indoor tanning, defined by the presence of an impulse towards and repetition of tanning that leads to personal distress, has only recently been recognized as a psychiatric disorder. This finding is based on the observations of many dermatologists who report the presence of addictive relationships with tanning salons among their patients despite being given diagnoses of malignant melanoma. This article synthesizes the existing literature on excessive indoor tanning and addiction to investigate possible associations. This review focuses on the prevalence, clinical features, etiology, and treatment of this disorder. A literature review was conducted, using PubMed, Google Scholar, EMBASE and PsycINFO, to identify articles published in English from 1974 to 2013.

Excessive indoor tanning may be related to addiction, obsessive-compulsive disorder, impulse control disorder, seasonal affective disorder, anorexia, body dysmorphic disorder, or depression.

Excessive indoor tanning can be included in the spectrum of addictive behavior because it has clinical characteristics in common with those of classic addictive disorders. It is frequently associated with anxiety, eating disorders, and tobacco dependence.

Further controlled studies are required, especially in clinical psychopathology and neurobiology, to improve our understanding of excessive indoor tanning.

Funding: Aymeric PETIT receives consulting fees from Otsuka and Astra Zeneca Pharmaceuticals. Laurent KARILA receives consulting fees from with GM Santé, BMS, Euthérapie, Astra Zeneca, Lundbeck, Gilead, Sanofi Aventis, D & A Pharma, Bouchara-Recordati, and Reckitt Benckiser.

Medical Definition of PHENOMENOLOGY: the way in which one perceives and interprets events and one's relationship to them in contrast both to one's objective responses to stimuli and to any inferred unconscious motivation for one's behavior.
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Re: Excessive indoor tanning?

I think it's under "Chronic and Acute Toe Stubbers", case controlled studies paid for by Podiatrists, Inc. In the DSM V.

Lord help us all, the Tanning Mom strikes again!!
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Re: Excessive indoor tanning?

If you would rather have the "imagined ugly syndrome" then become "addicted" to BoTox injections. Indeed, the author of the study stated that "Botox injection is the fastest-growing cosmetic procedure yet the addictive appeal surrounding Botox has been largely ignored."

Indeed, this statement by the authors shows how "addictive" BoTox really is:

"The results of the study led by Dr Carter Singh and Martin Kelly showed that about 40% of people who have resorted to botox injections to reduce wrinkles are very prone to request another such treatment in the near future. This is how the whole botox-addiction phenomenon occurs: people feel beautiful for a short interval time posterior to the surgical intervention, but after a while, they get used to their new appearance and want to look nicer. This 'looking good - want to look better' cycle becomes recurrent in some people and leads to dependency."


Plastic Surgery and Botox - The Newest Type of Addiction?

By Jeffrey Paul Edelstein, MD

After previous studies claimed that gambling, tanning beds or mobile phones should be classified as the newest forms of addiction, recent studies carried out by a plastic surgeon and a psychologist show that botox interventions grow more addictive by the day. This is a natural phenomenon, after all, in the shallow society centered on image and looks that we live in.

The research was conducted by Dr Carter Singh, a psychologist, and Martin Kelly, a plastic surgeon with London Plastic Surgery Associates. "Botox injection is the fastest-growing cosmetic procedure yet the addictive appeal surrounding Botox has been largely ignored," stated co-author of the study, Martin Kelly.

The two experts found that people become more addicted to plastic surgery and botox because they suffer from the "imagined ugly syndrome." As many plastic surgeries some people would go through, they will never be satisfied with their looks. However, they will always resort to various methods to change their appearance hoping that, at some point, they will be impressed with what they see in the mirror in the morning. The ironic thing is that, in the case of people hooked on botox and plastic surgery, this never happens.

"There are people who develop a dependency on the support they appear to get from cosmetic surgery. Cosmetic surgery is potentially habit-forming. These people feel a sense of psychological wellbeing after one procedure and this fuels the notion that they would feel even better if they had another," explained Adam Searle, President of the British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons.

The results of the study led by Dr Carter Singh and Martin Kelly showed that about 40% of people who have resorted to botox injections to reduce wrinkles are very prone to request another such treatment in the near future. This is how the whole botox-addiction phenomenon occurs: people feel beautiful for a short interval time posterior to the surgical intervention, but after a while, they get used to their new appearance and want to look nicer. This 'looking good - want to look better' cycle becomes recurrent in some people and leads to dependency.

"People can become addicted to the anticipation, the excitement and the attention they receive. There is a short-lived result of feeling fabulous. But the post-procedure high fades, life goes back to normal and all the mundane problems come back so you need to go for another fix," explained Dr Eileen Bradbury, Consultant Psychologist at the Alexandra Hospital in Cheadle. Dr. Bradbury reported having treated many plastic surgery addicts up to the present date.

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I'm gonna go get my tanning & botox crack fix then go apply for disability under ObamaCare
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Yes, it is a liberal disease...we must turn everything into a "disorder", then we have doctors to prescribe a pill to take for it.

Can Pfizer find a way to put "shade" into pill form?
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Almost. It's in lotion form called carcinogenic sunscreen!
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