A Book That Will Change 'Your Medical Mind'

I can't stress enough that you must be your own best advocate, ask questions, seek multiple opinions for diagnoses and treatments, and decide what's best for you and your family.

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A Book That Will Change 'Your Medical Mind'
by Liz Colville
September 20, 2011

In a country where medical treatment is seldom free and often expensive, deciding how to treat a health condition can be nearly as taxing as the condition itself. Adding to the pressure is the fact that many of us are seen by doctors who don't have the time to properly help us weigh our options.

This complex and often exasperating reality is the driving force behind Your Medical Mind , a collaboration between Jerome Groopman, the oncologist, New Yorker staff writer and author of the 2008 best-seller How Doctors Think , and his wife Pamela Hartzband, an endocrinologist and equally sharp observer of the medical world. Part psychological study and part self-help book, Your Medical Mind doesn't provide answers but, rather, insights into navigating the increasingly daunting and dysfunctional world of medicine. In other words, Groopman and Hartzband's desire is for doctors to be more patient, and for patients — whom the authors broadly categorized as either "doubters" or "believers" — to be better informed.

Dr. Groopman has quite a few other interesting books that you might want to check out as well: http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=sr_tc_2_0?r ... B001H6N59E
Second Opinions: Eight Clinical Dramas of Decision Making on the Front Lines of Medicine by Jerome E. Groopman (Feb 27, 2001)
The Measure of Our Days: A Spiritual Exploration of Illness by Jerome E. Groopman (Oct 1, 1998)
The Anatomy of Hope: How People Prevail in the Face of Illness by Jerome E. Groopman (Dec 23, 2003)

Are there any books that you've read during your health travels that you'd recommend to others to help them on their journey?