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Affective influences on clinical reasoning and diagnosis: insights from social psychology and new research opportunities.

Liu G, Chimowitz H, Isbell LM. Affective influences on clinical reasoning and diagnosis: insights from social psychology and new research opportunities. Diagnosis (Berl). 2022;9(3):295-305. doi:10.1515/dx-2021-0115.

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October 19, 2022
Liu G, Chimowitz H, Isbell LM. Diagnosis (Berl). 2022;9(3):295-305.
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Clinician’s emotions can influence their decision making, particularly with “difficult” patients. This article describes the role affect takes in clinical reasoning, including diagnosis. Strategies to counter the impact of emotional affect, such as emotional intelligence education, are presented.

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Liu G, Chimowitz H, Isbell LM. Affective influences on clinical reasoning and diagnosis: insights from social psychology and new research opportunities. Diagnosis (Berl). 2022;9(3):295-305. doi:10.1515/dx-2021-0115.