Search Results - "behavioral economics"

Eating behavior and obesity behavioral economics strategies for health professionals / by Heshmat, Shahram

Table of Contents: “…Behavioral economics and eating decisions -- Explaining eating behavior -- Basic economics : a primer -- An economic perspective on eating behavior -- Socioeconomic disparities in health and obesity -- Decision making over time -- How we make decisions : the role of emotion -- Food addiction and obesity -- Overeating and decision-making deficits -- Why dieters relapse -- Using self-control strategies to promote healthier food choices -- Policy implications and conclusion.…”
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Irrationality in health care what behavioral economics reveals about what we do and why / by Hough, Douglas E.

Table of Contents: “…What is behavioral economics--and why should we care? -- Keeping what we have, even if we don't like it -- Managing expectations and behavior -- Understanding the stubbornly inconsistent patient -- Understanding the stubbornly inconsistent consumer -- Understanding the medical decision making process, or, Why a physician can make the same mistakes as a patient -- Explaining the cumulative impact of physicians' decisions -- Can we use the concepts of behavioral economics to transform health care?…”
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The economics of wellbeing /

Subjects: “…Health behavior Economic aspects.…”
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Treating substance abuse : theory and technique /

Table of Contents: “…Moyers 3. The Behavioral Economics of Substance Abuse, James G. Murphy, James MacKillop, Rudy E. …”