- Makes the mysteries of doctor decision making much easier to understand
- Examples of each concept make the book easy to understand
- Patients can use this book to help them understand better how to communicate with their doctors
- The book is targeted to the medical profession, not patients
- Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
- ISBN: 978-0-618-61003-7
- Year Published: 2007
- Hardcover Price: $26 USD / $34.95 CAN
- Softcover Price: $ 15.95 USD
- Book Details: 307 pages (hardcover)
Jerome Groopman, MD, knows how to write for those of us who truly want to understand how doctors process the complexities of so many and varied medical problems. He's a practicing oncologist, but he also writes a column for The New Yorker magazine.
He uses his ability to write clearly to help us understand the thought processes doctors do -- or don't -- use to help them determine diagnoses and treatment options. The bottom line: There are reasons doctors get it wrong sometimes, and those reasons can be tracked to two things -- their training and their impatience.
Dr. Groopman uses patient stories and the relationships those patients developed with their doctors to illustrate his points. He lets you feel the emotions of the patients involved, and throughout the book, you'll find yourself appreciating those physician-heroes who are willing to think beyond the normal boundaries.
