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Title:Psychology of Decision Making in Medicine & Health Care
Author:Thomas E Lynch (ed)
ISBN:1600219349 : 9781600219344
Illustrations:tables
Format:Hardback
Size:180x260mm
Pages:235
Weight: .684 Kg.
Published:Nova Science Publishers - September 2007
List Price: 85.99 Pounds Sterling
Availability:In Print
Subjects:Decision theory: general: PSYCHOLOGY: MEDICINE


In a fast-moving world, the necessity of making decisions, and preferably good ones, has become even more difficult. One reason is the variety and number of choices perhaps available which often are not presented or understood. Alternatives are often unclear and complex paths to them confusing and misleading. Thus the process of decision making itself requires analysis on an ongoing basis. Decision making is often made based on cultural factors whereas the best alternative might be quite different. The subject touches ethics aspects as well as psychological considerations. This new book presents important research on the psychology of decision making related to health care and medicine.

Preface; Neuroeconomics and Decision Making: A Common Task for Psychologists, Economists and Neuroscientists, Personal Meanings and Health Care Decision Making-the Case of the Total Knee Replacement; Making Reproductive Decisions in the Face of a Late-Onset Genetic Disorder, Huntington's Disease: An Evaluation of Naturalistic Decision-Making Initiatives; Decision-Making and the Emotional Brain; A Neuroscientific Approach to the Psychology of Decision Making; A Constructivist Framework for Exploring Influences on Decision-Making about Treatments for Chronic Pain; The Psychology of Using and Creating Video Decision Aids for Advance Care Planning; Decision-Making at the End of life: Cross Cultural Perspectives; Index.