Tanning dependence: Is tanning an addiction?

Shedding Light on Indoor Tanning

Volumn 9789400720480, Issue , 2012, Pages 107-120

  Shah, Avnee ^a   Smith, Samantha ^a   Heckman, Carolyn J ^b   Feldman, Steven R ^a  

^a WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b FOX CHASE CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Addiction; Behavioral model; Coping skills; Dependence; DSM IV TR model; Endorphins; Environmental stimuli; Opioids; Pharmacologic model; Reinforcement; Reward; Self efficacy; Social learning and cognitive model; Substance related disorder; Tanning; Tolerance; Ultraviolet radiation; Withdrawal

Indexed keywords

EID: 84877905482     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-94-007-2048-0_7     Document Type: Chapter

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