How Doctors Think
How Doctors Think by Jerome E Groopman, published by Houghton Mifflin in 2007, is a first edition that spans 307 pages. This book examines the decision-making processes of physicians, highlighting how quickly they often interrupt patients and form diagnoses. Groopman delves into the factors that influence doctors’ judgments, discussing both the potential for correct decisions and the risks of errors that can lead to serious consequences.
Readers will find insights into the dynamics of physician-patient interactions and the importance of effective communication in medical settings. The book outlines strategies for patients to engage with their doctors, encouraging them to ask questions that can lead to better health outcomes. Groopman draws from extensive research, interviews with leading medical professionals, and his own experiences to provide a comprehensive understanding of the complexities involved in medical decision-making.
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On average, a physician will interrupt a patient describing her symptoms within eighteen seconds. In that short time, many doctors decide on the likely diagnosis and best treatment. Often, decisions made this way are correct, but at crucial moments they can also be wrong — with catastrophic consequences. In this myth-shattering book, Jerome Groopman pinpoints the forces and thought processes behind the decisions doctors make. Groopman explores why doctors err and shows when and how they can — with our help — avoid snap judgments, embrace uncertainty, communicate effectively, and deploy other skills that can profoundly impact our health. This book is the first to describe in detail the warning signs of erroneous medical thinking and reveal how new technologies may actually hinder accurate diagnoses. How Doctors Think offers direct, intelligent questions patients can ask their doctors to help them get back on track.
Groopman draws on a wealth of research, extensive interviews with some of the country’s best doctors, and his own experiences as a doctor and as a patient. He has learned many of the lessons in this book the hard way, from his own mistakes and from errors his doctors made in treating his own debilitating medical problems.
How Doctors Think reveals a profound new view of twenty-first-century medical practice, giving doctors and patients the vital information they need to make better judgments together.
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