Clinical decision making in everyday practice: The science in the art
Cognitive and Behavioral PracticePublished 1 June 1995
Christine Maguth Nezu, Arthur M. Nezu
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A model of decision making geared to increase the contribution of the scientific process to the art of clinical practice is presented based upon a problem-solving framework that provides a practical heuristic guide for the generation and evaluation of solutions to everyday clinical problems.
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Despite a growing literature base documenting the efficacy of behavioral interventions, the everyday practitioner is faced with the demands of processing and translating a complex set of clinical information in order to make effective and ethical decisions. In this article, we present a model of decision making geared to increase the contribution of the scientific process to the art of clinical practice. This model is based upon a problem-solving framework that provides a practical heuristic guide for the generation and evaluation of solutions to everyday clinical problems.
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