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Um dos mais criativos economistas que conheço, embora não tão famoso: Byran Caplan.
The Economics of Szasz: Preferences, Constraints, and Mental Illness - Submitted to the Journal of Health Economics, March 2004.
Abstract: Even confirmed economic imperialists typically acknowledge that economic theory does not apply to the seriously mentally ill. Building on psychiatrist Thomas Szasz's philosophy of mind, the current paper argues that most mental illnesses are best modeled as extreme preferences, not constraining diseases. This perspective sheds light not only on relatively easy cases like personality disorders, but also on more the extreme cases of delusions and hallucinations. Contrary to Szasz's critics, empirical advances in brain science and behavioral genetics are largely orthogonal to his position. While involuntary psychiatric treatment might still be rationalized as a way to correct intra-family externalities, it is misleading to think about it as a benefit for the patient.
Um dos mais criativos economistas que conheço, embora não tão famoso: Byran Caplan.
The Economics of Szasz: Preferences, Constraints, and Mental Illness - Submitted to the Journal of Health Economics, March 2004.
Abstract: Even confirmed economic imperialists typically acknowledge that economic theory does not apply to the seriously mentally ill. Building on psychiatrist Thomas Szasz's philosophy of mind, the current paper argues that most mental illnesses are best modeled as extreme preferences, not constraining diseases. This perspective sheds light not only on relatively easy cases like personality disorders, but also on more the extreme cases of delusions and hallucinations. Contrary to Szasz's critics, empirical advances in brain science and behavioral genetics are largely orthogonal to his position. While involuntary psychiatric treatment might still be rationalized as a way to correct intra-family externalities, it is misleading to think about it as a benefit for the patient.
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