Counsels patients on how to make health-care decisions in the face of confusing and conflicting information, offering insight into individual preferences that influence how choices are made while citing the often misleading marketing practices that complicate how patients make judgment calls. Reprint.
Offers advice on making medical decisions in spite of confusing and conflicting information, and provides insight into the beliefs influencing how choices are made while citing the marketing practices that complicate the process.
Making the right medical decisions is harder than ever. We are overwhelmed by information from all sideswhether our doctors recommendations, dissenting experts, confusing statistics, or testimonials on the Internet. Now Doctors Groopman and Hartzband reveal that each of us has a medical mind, a highly individual approach to weighing the risks and benefits of treatments. Are you a minimalist or a maximalist, a believer or a doubter, do you look for natural healing or the latest technology? The authors weave vivid narratives of real patients with insights from recent research to demonstrate the power of the medical mind. After reading this groundbreaking book, you will know how to arrive at choices that serve you best.
