Another issue that needs huge attention is how every other woman I know has had a physician dismiss their ailments as psychological. The males I’ve known who have had this experience stands at exactly zero.
A striking example of doctor's cognitive bias http://scholar.harvard.edu/files/coussens/files/stephen_coussens_JMP.pdf …
via @BacaMotes (mis)diagnosis of heart attack in the ER d/t age partitioningpic.twitter.com/KCtxOTVmWR
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This is super true.
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Absolutely, and thanks so much for acknowledging it! There’s so much work to do. For instance, there needs to be a movement to remove conversion disorder from the diagnostic manual. Conversion disorder is what Freud called hysteria, and docs are still diagnosing it today
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@dtfine you know I’m all about those Regression Discontinuity Design studies on emergency care!!Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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Haven't read the full paper, but what strikes me: is this an example of under-treatment (implication) or over-treatment?
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Heuristics are everywhere and the key is to be aware we use them all the time, whether we like or not
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Evan have you seen this article re: judges before/after lunch? Psychologist author argues the effect should be dismissed. Would love to hear your thoughts.http://nautil.us/blog/impossibly-hungry-judges …
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Was there a difference in hospital admittances? Is it possible that the false positive rate remained consistent but the number of self-admitted patients increased after celebrating "over the hill?"
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One of many, I'm afraid...
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Amazing
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