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Erschienen in: Journal of General Internal Medicine 10/2020

06.05.2020 | Perspective

Pitfalls from Psychology Science that Worsen with Practice

verfasst von: Donald A. Redelmeier, MD, FRCPC, MS (HSR), FACP, Lee D. Ross, PhD

Erschienen in: Journal of General Internal Medicine | Ausgabe 10/2020

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Advances in science have made medical treatment increasingly successful. For example, the development of monoclonal antibody medications against Ebola infections is a meaningful advance for treating patients with a fatal disease.1 The literature is also littered with reversals characterized by early successes leading to hype and followed later by disappointment; for example, carotene for protecting against cancer, tight blood sugar control for preventing postoperative infections, and coronary stents for treating stable angina.24 In contrast to dynamic science literature, clinical practice changes slowly because early success is hypnotic and clinicians do not automatically absorb the potential gains in wisdom that years of experience can offer. …
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Metadaten
Titel
Pitfalls from Psychology Science that Worsen with Practice
verfasst von
Donald A. Redelmeier, MD, FRCPC, MS (HSR), FACP
Lee D. Ross, PhD
Publikationsdatum
06.05.2020
Verlag
Springer International Publishing
Erschienen in
Journal of General Internal Medicine / Ausgabe 10/2020
Print ISSN: 0884-8734
Elektronische ISSN: 1525-1497
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11606-020-05864-5

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