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Binding: PaperbackDewey Decimal Number: 610 EAN: 9780547053646 Edition: 1 ISBN: 0547053649 Label: Mariner Books Manufacturer: Mariner Books Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 336 Publication Date: March 12, 2008 Publisher: Mariner Books Studio: Mariner Books Related Items:
Browse for similar items by category: Click to Display Editorial Review: Product Description: How Doctors Think is a window into the mind of the physician and an insightful examination of the all-important relationship between doctors and their patients. In this myth-shattering work, Jerome Groopman explores the forces and thought processes behind the decisions doctors make. He pinpints why doctors succeed and why they err. Most important, Groopman shows when and how doctors can -- with our help -- avoid snap judgments, embrace uncertainty, communicate effectively, and deploy other skills that can profoundly impact our health. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Excellent for doctors and patientsAs an MD and ocxcasional patient, I think this book is a must for all of us. I gave it out as a present to my MD friends, to my private physician and to a cousin who is a very knowledgeable RN. This book is written with modesty, humor and empathy, things which some of us lack. I am not sure that all lay people will get the gist of it, but I recommend it highly. Rating:  - Learning to Think StraightWhen we're sick, we want to believe the doctor knows best. With authority and confidence, they assess our symptoms and assign a course of treatment, and we go along, perhaps anxiously but comforted by their wisdom just the same. In "How Doctors Think," Jerome Groopman (himself an oncologist for decades) reveals how rarely doctors are totally sure of their diagnoses--and how when they are, it may be the biggest problem of all. Doctors, like all of us, are prone to thinking errors; for ... Read More Rating:  - it is OKthis book review is mostly about me and not about the book's contents, but it is about doctors. I have gotten some feedback recently, over the last year, implying that I have a tendency to blame doctors for my problems. and I thought about it and I have to admit that is true. I have various disabilities and etc. my issue in particular is that due to a cognitive impairment, I go through a process of mental churning when I think through things. it is a feeling of dizziness ... Read More Rating: - Three C's: Communication, Critical Reasoning and CompassionThe most powerful messages I got from reading Groopman's How Doctors Think are related to his positions on treatment algorithms and practice guidelines and health care quality. While many medical professionals consider evidence-based medicine the gold standard of medical practice, Groopman expressed his concern about the detrimental effect it has on doctors' ability to think independently and creatively. He reasoned that strictly adhering to algorithms debilitates doctors' ability to think ... Read More Rating: - Do Doctors Think?I am an R.N., and thought I knew how my fellow medical people, the doctors, thought. They acted in unusual ways at times, but I didn't know why. This book is a portal into the ways that the people who hold our lives in their hands, come to some of the decisions that they make. I recommend it highly to all. You don't have to be in it (the medical profession) to be aware. At some time, sooner or later, we and our families and friends become ill. At that time, we all need doctors. It is good to know a little ... Read More 
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