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Can A Rational Choice Framework Make Sense of Anorexia Nervosa? / Robert S. Goldfarb, Thomas C. Leonard, Sara Markowitz, Steven Suranovic.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Goldfarb, Robert S.
- Series:
- Working Paper Series (National Bureau of Economic Research) no. w14838.
- NBER working paper series no. w14838
- Language:
- English
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource: illustrations (black and white);
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge, Mass. National Bureau of Economic Research 2009.
- Summary:
- 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.
- Notes:
- Print version record
- April 2009.
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