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Race, social class, and bulimia nervosa
Sovinsky, Michelle; Ham, John C.; Iorio, Daniela - 2011
In this paper we explore a serious eating disorder, bulimia nervosa (BN), which afflicts a surprising number of girls …; as are girls from low income families compared to middle and high income families. We use another data set to show that …-income girls are being under-diagnosed for BN. Our findings have important implications for public policy since they provide …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009310088
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Race, social class, and bulimia nervosa
Sovinsky, Michelle; Ham, John C.; Iorio, Daniela - 2012
In this paper we explore a serious eating disorder, bulimia nervosa (BN), which afflicts a surprising number of girls …; as are girls from low income families compared to middle and high income families. We use another data set to show that …-income girls are being under-diagnosed for BN. Our findings have important implications for public policy since they provide …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009743186
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Health outcomes, personality traits and eating disorders
Ham, John C.; Iorio, Daniela; Sovinsky, Michelle - In: Economic policy 36 (2021) 105, pp. 51-76
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012654757
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Do more of those in misery suffer from poverty, unemployment or mental illness?
Fleche, Sarah; Layard, Peter R. G. - 2015
Studies of deprivation usually ignore mental illness. This paper uses household panel data from the USA, Australia …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011308598
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Do more of those in misery suffer from poverty, unemployment or mental illness?
Fleche, Sarah; Layard, Peter R. G. - 2015
Studies of deprivation usually ignore mental illness. This paper uses household panel data from the USA, Australia …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011312724
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Combat exposure and migraine headache : evidence from exogenous deployment assignment
Cesur, Resul; Sabia, Joseph J.; Tekin, Erdal - 2012
Migraine headache is a growing problem for U.S. servicemen deployed in the Global War on Terrorism and has been linked to substantial negative socioeconomic consequences. However, there has been no comprehensive examination of the relationship between combat exposure and migraine headache or its...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009530184
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Religion and child health
Chiswick, Barry R.; Mirtcheva, Donka M. - 2010
This paper examines the determinants of the health of children ages 6 to 19, as reported in the Child Development Supplements (CDS) to the Panel Study of Income Dynamics (PSID). The primary focus is on the effect of religion on the reported overall health and psychological health of the child....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009011533
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The psychological costs of war : military combat and mental health
Cesur, Resul; Sabia, Joseph J.; Tekin, Erdal - 2011
While descriptive evidence suggests that deployment in the Global War on Terrorism is associated with adverse mental health, the causal effect of combat is not well established. Using data drawn from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health, we exploit exogenous variation in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009235581
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Evictions and Psychiatric Treatment
Bradford, Ashley; Maclean, Johanna Catherine - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2022
Stable housing is critical for health, employment, education, and other social outcomes. Evictions reflect a form of housing instability that is experienced by millions of Americans each year. Inadequately treated psychiatric disorders have the potential to influence evictions in several ways....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013477258
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Mask Mandate’s Effect on Job Loss Expectation and Mental Health in the United States during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Mandal, Bidisha - 2022
Uncertainty around economic recovery from a pandemic, in addition to restrictions on mobility and socializing, can be isolating and stressful. While preventive measures, such as mask mandates, are expected to mitigate spread of the disease and lower concerns of future job loss, state- and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014081907