Journal article
Diagnostic error and clinical reasoning
Abstract
CONTEXT: There is a growing literature on diagnostic errors. The consensus of this literature is that most errors are cognitive and result from the application of one or more cognitive biases. Such biased reasoning is usually associated with 'System 1' (non-analytic, pattern recognition) thinking.
METHODS: We review this literature and bring in evidence from two other fields: research on clinical reasoning, and research in psychology on …
Authors
Norman GR; Eva KW
Journal
Medical Education, Vol. 44, No. 1, pp. 94–100
Publisher
Wiley
Publication Date
January 2010
DOI
10.1111/j.1365-2923.2009.03507.x
ISSN
0308-0110