Can A Rational Choice Framework Make Sense of Anorexia Nervosa?

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Titel: Can A Rational Choice Framework Make Sense of Anorexia Nervosa?

Beteiligte: Goldfarb, Robert S. [Verfasser:in]; Markowitz, Sara [Sonstige Person, Familie und Körperschaft]; Suranovic, Steven [Sonstige Person, Familie und Körperschaft]; Leonard, Thomas C. [Sonstige Person, Familie und Körperschaft]

Körperschaft: National Bureau of Economic Research

Erschienen: Cambridge, Mass: National Bureau of Economic Research, April 2009

Umfang: 1 Online-Ressource

Sprache: Englisch

DOI: 10.3386/w14838

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Beschreibung: Can a rational choice modeling framework help broaden our understanding of anorexia nervosa? This question is interesting because anorexia nervosa is a serious health concern, and because of the following issue: could a rational choice approach shed useful light on a condition which appears to involve "choosing" to be ill? We present a model of weight choice and dieting applicable to anorexia nervosa, and the sometimes-associated purging behavior. We also present empirical evidence about factors possibly contributing to anorexia nervosa. We offer this analysis as a consciousness-raising way of thinking about the condition

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