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21 " This skewing of physicians' thinking leads to poor care. What is remarkable is not merely the consequences of a doctor's negative emotions. Despite research showing that most patients pickup on the physician's negativity, few of them understand its effect on their medical care and rarely change doctors because of it. "
― Jerome Groopman
22 " suffered muscle pain, the most common side effect of statins, or someone else who developed liver toxicity and gastrointestinal upset, which are less common "
― Jerome Groopman , Your Medical Mind: How to Decide What Is Right for You
23 " to taking an action that could make life even worse. Psychologists call this “loss aversion.” Research in cognitive "
24 " Understanding statistics about the risks and benefits of a treatment is called “health literacy.” It "
25 " or she would choose the treatment option that the experts saw as “best,” in this case taking the medication. But in the Dartmouth study, this was not what happened. When given clearer information, the patients weighed the risks and benefits "
26 " their preferences about starting medications for elevated blood pressure or a high cholesterol level. Although guidelines usually have fine print at the bottom asserting that the recommendations need to be molded to the preferences, values, and goals of the individual patient, we believe that this statement should be in large "