 "Nudges" to prevent behavioral risk factors associated with major depressive disorderA. Woodend, V. Schölmerich and S. Denktas American Journal of Public Health, 2015, vol. 105, issue 11, 2318-2321 Abstract: Major depressive disorder-colloquially called "depression"-is a primary global cause of disability. Current preventive interventions, such as problem-solving therapy, are effective but also expensive. "Nudges" are easy and cheap interventions for altering behavior. We have explored how nudging can reduce three behavioral risk factors of depression: low levels of physical activity, inappropriate coping mechanisms, and inadequate maintenance of social ties. These nudges use cognitive biases associated with these behavioral risks, such as valuing the present more than the future, following the herd or the norm, making different choices in light of equivalent conditions, and deciding on the basis of salience or attachment to status quo. Keywords: adaptive behavior; decision making; Depressive Disorder, Major; exercise; human; human relation; psychological model; risk factor; statistical model, Adaptation, Psychological; Choice Behavior; Depressive Disorder, Major; Exercise; Humans; Interpersonal Relations; Models, Economic; Models, Psychological; Risk Factors (search for similar items in EconPapers) Downloads: (external link) Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:aph:ajpbhl:10.2105/ajph.2015.302820_8 Access Statistics for this article American Journal of Public Health is currently edited by Alfredo Morabia More articles in American Journal of Public Health from American Public Health Association |
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