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Author Groopman, Jerome E.

Title Your medical mind : how to decide what is right for you / Jerome Groopman and Pamela Hartzband.

Publication Info. New York : Penguin Press, 2011.

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Location Call No. Status
 Berlin-Peck Memorial Library - Non Fiction  610 GROOPMAN    Check Shelf
 Bristol, Main Library - Non Fiction  610 G89    Check Shelf
 Farmington, Main Library - Adult Department  610 GRO    Check Shelf
 Glastonbury, Welles-Turner Memorial Library - Adult Department  610 GROOPMAN    Check Shelf
 Granby, Main Library - Adult  610 GRO    Check Shelf
 Mansfield, Main Library - Adult Nonfiction  610 GROOPMAN    Check Shelf
 Middletown, Russell Library - Adult Nonfiction  610 GRO    Check Shelf
 New Britain, Main Library - Non Fiction  610 G89    Check Shelf
 Newington, Lucy Robbins Welles Library - Adult Department  610 GROOPMAN    Check Shelf
 Portland Public Library - Adult Department  610 GRO    Check Shelf

Description 308 pages ; 25 cm
Summary Making the right medical choices is harder than ever. Whether deciding on a cholesterol drug or choosing a cancer treatment, we are overwhelmed by information from all sides: our doctors' recommendations, dissenting expert opinions, confusing statistics, conflicting media reports, the advice of friends, claims on the Internet, and a never-ending stream of drug company ads. This book shows us how to chart a clear path through this sea of confusion. Drs. Groopman and Hartzband reveal that each of us has a set of deeply rooted beliefs whose profound influence we may not realize when we make medical decisions. Recognizing our preferences and the external factors that might lead our thinking astray can make a dramatic, even lifesaving, difference in our medical decision making. The authors drew on research and insights from patients, doctors, psychologists, economists, and other experts to help reveal the array of forces that can aid or impede our thinking.--From publisher description.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages [223]-300) and index.
Subject Medicine -- Decision making.
Patient participation.
Physician and patient.
Added Author Hartzband, Pamela.
ISBN 9781594203114 hardback $27.95
1594203113 hardback
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