Monday, July 16, 2018

Less Sunlight Linked to Increased Rates of OCD

New research suggests living at higher latitudes, where there is less sunlight, could result in a higher prevalence rate of obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD). Limited sunlight is postulated to interfere with our internal body clocks, disrupting our sleep-wake cycle.

For the study, investigators from Binghamton University, State University of New York reviewed prior research that addressed OCD prevalence rates in certain places. They then matched and recorded the latitudes of each...


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