The role of emotions in clinical reasoning and decision making

Journal of Medicine and Philosophy (United Kingdom)

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 501-519

  Marcum, James A ^a  

^a BAYLOR UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Clinical decision making; Clinical reasoning; Cognitive neuropsychology; Emotional intelligence; Implicit self multiple intelligences; Quality medical care; Right left brain asymmetry

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; CLINICAL REASONING; COGNITION; COGNITIVE NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; DECISION MAKING; EMOTION; EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE; HUMAN; IMPLICIT SELF; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MULTIPLE INTELLIGENCES; PHILOSOPHY; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; QUALITY MEDICAL CARE; RIGHT-LEFT BRAIN ASYMMETRY; THINKING;

CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; CLINICAL REASONING; COGNITIVE NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE; IMPLICIT SELF; MULTIPLE INTELLIGENCES; QUALITY MEDICAL CARE; RIGHT-LEFT BRAIN ASYMMETRY;

COGNITION; COMMUNICATION; DECISION MAKING; EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE; EMOTIONS; HUMANS; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PHILOSOPHY, MEDICAL; THINKING;

EID: 84888334403     PISSN: 03605310     EISSN: 17445019     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jmp/jht040     Document Type: Article

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