{"product_id":"book-acta","title":"Your Medical Mind","description":"\u003cb\u003eCutting through the confusion caused by the healthcare system, the media, and gaps in our reasoning, the bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eHow Doctors Think\u003c\/i\u003e gives listeners essential tools for making the medical decisions that best suit their own needs.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e“This important and riveting book could change—and perhaps even save—your life.”\u003cbr\u003e—Daniel Gilbert, author of \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eStumbling on Happiness\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMaking the right medical choices is harder than ever. Whether we’re deciding to take a cholesterol drug or \u003cbr\u003echoosing a cancer treatment, we are overwhelmed by information from all sides: our doctors’ recommendations, dissenting expert opinions, confusing statistics, conflicting media reports, the advice of friends, claims on the Internet, and a never-ending stream of drug company ads. \u003ci\u003eYour Medical Mind \u003c\/i\u003eshows us how to chart a clear path through this sea of confusion.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDrs. Groopman and Hartzband reveal that each of us has a set of deeply rooted beliefs whose profound \u003cbr\u003einfluence we may not realize when we make medical decisions. How much trust we place in authority figures, in\u003cbr\u003estatistics or in other patients’ stories, in technology or in natural healing, and whether we seek the most or the\u003cbr\u003eleast treatment—all are key factors that shape our choices. Recognizing our preferences and the external factors that might lead our thinking astray can make a dramatic, even lifesaving, difference in our medical decision making. When conflicting information pulls us back and forth between options, when we feel pressured by doctors or loved ones to make a particular choice, or when we have no previous experience to guide us through a crisis, \u003ci\u003eYour Medical Mind \u003c\/i\u003ewill prove to be an essential companion.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe authors interviewed scores of patients and draw on research and insights from doctors, psychologists, economists, and other experts to help explain the array of forces that can aid or impede our \u003cbr\u003ethinking. They show us the subtle strategies drug advertisers use to influence our choices. They unveil\u003cbr\u003ethe extreme—sometimes dangerously misleading—power of both narratives and statistics. And they\u003cbr\u003ehelp us understand how to improve upon a universal human shortcoming—assessing the future impact\u003cbr\u003eof the decisions we make now.","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster Audio","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49348180836656,"sku":"BDacta","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audio CD [40]","offer_id":49348180869424,"sku":"40acta","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/275104-acta-Square.jpg?v=1734214817","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-acta","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}