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Cognitive Errors and Diagnostic Mistakes

A Case-Based Guide to Critical Thinking in Medicine

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  • First case-based book illustrating cognitive biases and their consequences in the practice of medicine
  • Provides strategies on minimizing cognitive errors
  • Engaging and easy-to-read

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Table of contents (30 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiii
  2. Introduction

    • Jonathan Howard
    Pages 1-14
  3. Ambiguity Effect

    • Jonathan Howard
    Pages 15-19
  4. Bandwagon Effect and Authority Bias

    • Jonathan Howard
    Pages 21-56
  5. Curse of Knowledge

    • Jonathan Howard
    Pages 89-91
  6. Decision Fatigue

    • Jonathan Howard
    Pages 93-102
  7. Feedback Sanction

    • Jonathan Howard
    Pages 103-108
  8. Financial Bias

    • Jonathan Howard
    Pages 109-138
  9. Forer Effect

    • Jonathan Howard
    Pages 139-144
  10. Framing Effect and Loss Aversion

    • Jonathan Howard
    Pages 145-168
  11. Affective Error

    • Jonathan Howard
    Pages 169-202
  12. Gambler’s Fallacy and Hot Hand Fallacy

    • Jonathan Howard
    Pages 203-210
  13. Hindsight Bias and Outcome Bias

    • Jonathan Howard
    Pages 247-264
  14. In-Group Favoritism

    • Jonathan Howard
    Pages 285-302
  15. Information Bias

    • Jonathan Howard
    Pages 303-306
  16. Nosology Trap

    • Jonathan Howard
    Pages 307-320
  17. Omission Bias

    • Jonathan Howard
    Pages 321-344

About this book

This case-based book illustrates and explores common cognitive biases and their consequences in the practice of medicine. The book begins with an introduction that explains the concept of cognitive errors and their importance in clinical medicine and current controversies within healthcare. The core of the book features chapters dedicated to particular cognitive biases; cases are presented and followed by a discussion of the clinician's rationale and an overview of the particular cognitive bias. Engaging and easy to read, this text provides strategies on minimizing cognitive errors in various medical and professional settings.

Reviews

“This book is a textbook explaining our cognitive errors. Its theme is medicine but the same errors occur everywhere. We all need to understand our psychological foibles in order to think clearly about every aspect of our lives and to make the best decisions. Every doctor would benefit from reading this book, and I wish it could be required reading in medical schools. I wish everyone who considers trying CAM would read it first.” (Sciene-Based Medicine, sciencebasedmedicine.org, January, 2019)​

Authors and Affiliations

  • Neurology and Psychiatry, NYU Langone Medical Center, New York, USA

    Jonathan Howard

About the author

Jonathan Howard MD

Assistant Professor, Neurology and Psychiatry

NYU Langone Medical Center

New York, NY


Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Cognitive Errors and Diagnostic Mistakes

  • Book Subtitle: A Case-Based Guide to Critical Thinking in Medicine

  • Authors: Jonathan Howard

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-93224-8

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing AG, part of Springer Nature 2019

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-93223-1Published: 06 December 2018

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-93224-8Published: 28 November 2018

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIII, 588

  • Number of Illustrations: 46 b/w illustrations, 200 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: General Practice / Family Medicine, Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, Drug Safety and Pharmacovigilance, Neurology

Buy it now

Buying options

eBook USD 44.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as EPUB and PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
Softcover Book USD 59.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout

Other ways to access