Acne is Often Stressfull or could it be stress triggers acne??

Every person must have had a problem with acne. Acne often come from anywhere, acne can also make a person becomes less confident. No wonder, if the acne in the eyes of some people, especially teenagers regarded as stressors.

The result of research published in BMC Public Health, acne is not only consistent with depression or anxiety but the mental stress suffered by teenagers will also aggravate acne conditions.

The study in 2004 involving teens Oslo (ages 18-19) as participants. The researchers invited all students who have completed high school to take part.

Ninety percent of the 3659 students who participated were invited plus 467 other students who have not completed (ages 18-19).

The teens asked to complete questionnaires about the severity of acne and anxiety and depression they experience, the food they consume the GCC and whether they smoke and drink alcohol. In addition, separately, the researchers also collected data on adolescent socioeconomic statistics from the central Norway.

It was observed, levels of mental stress is associated with the number of children they suffered acne. This stress factor, according to researchers, apart from other factors such as diet or lifestyle. Approximately 19% of children who reported symptoms of anxiety and depression, acne, compared to only 12% in children who do not experience mental distress.

In boys, those who suffer from depression and anxiety 68% greater risk of having acne than their peers who feel more cheerful. Was among the girls, they are experiencing mental distress-risk two-fold greater than their peers to have acne that does not.

According to Jon Halvorsen, chief dermatologist at the same time research from the University of Oslo in Norway, the study is the first study that found a unidirectional relationship between mood and acne.

"The worse the symptoms of mental illness, the condition of acne is also getting worse," Halvorsen explained, as quoted from reuters.

Do mental health disorders can worsen pimples?

According to researchers, stress will stimulate the growth of nerve fibers around the sebaceous glands.

This will trigger increased sebum reproduction, fat substance which, together with the damaged cells and dead skin cells will form black spots and acne on the face or body