Cognitive Errors and Diagnostic Mistakes

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Cognitive Errors and Diagnostic Mistakes

A Case-Based Guide to Critical Thinking in Medicine

Editore

Springer

Anno

2018

Pagine

590

ISBN

9783319932231

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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.

Introduction

Howard, Jonathan, MD

Pages 1-14
Ambiguity Effect

Howard, Jonathan, MD

Pages 15-19
Bandwagon Effect and Authority Bias

Howard, Jonathan, MD

Pages 21-56
Confirmation Bias, Motivated Cognition, the Backfire Effect

Howard, Jonathan, MD

Pages 57-88
Curse of Knowledge

Howard, Jonathan, MD

Pages 89-91

Decision Fatigue

Howard, Jonathan, MD

Pages 93-102
Feedback Sanction

Howard, Jonathan, MD

Pages 103-108
Financial Bias

Howard, Jonathan, MD

Pages 109-138
Forer Effect

Howard, Jonathan, MD

Pages 139-144
Framing Effect and Loss Aversion

Howard, Jonathan, MD

Pages 145-168
Affective Error

Howard, Jonathan, MD

Pages 169-202
Gambler’s Fallacy and Hot Hand Fallacy

Howard, Jonathan, MD

Pages 203-210
Hasty Generalization, Survival Bias, Special Pleading, and Burden of Proof

Howard, Jonathan, MD

Pages 211-246
Hindsight Bias and Outcome Bias

Howard, Jonathan, MD

Pages 247-264
Illusionary Correlation, False Causation, and Clustering Illusion

Howard, Jonathan, MD

Pages 265-283
In-Group Favoritism

Howard, Jonathan, MD

Pages 285-302
Information Bias

Howard, Jonathan, MD

Pages 303-306
Nosology Trap

Howard, Jonathan, MD

Pages 307-320
Omission Bias

Howard, Jonathan, MD

Pages 321-344
Overchoice and Decision Avoidance

Howard, Jonathan, MD

Pages 345-349
Overconfidence Bias

Howard, Jonathan, MD

Pages 351-367
Patient Satisfaction Error

Howard, Jonathan, MD

Pages 369-378
Premature Closure: Anchoring Bias, Occam’s Error, Availability Bias, Search Satisficing, Yin-Yang Error, Diagnosis Momentum, Triage Cueing, and Unpacking Failure

Howard, Jonathan, MD

Pages 379-423
Representativeness Bias

Howard, Jonathan, MD

Pages 425-443
Screening Errors

Howard, Jonathan, MD

Pages 445-455