The books Your Medical Mind by physicians Drs. Jerome Groopman and Pamela Hartzband and Happiness in a Storm by doctor-patient Dr. Wendy Harpham discuss two different approaches to medical decision making. Medical decisions are not only decisions patients make in life or death situations but also the mundane decisions patients make routinely, such as whether to ingest an allergy pill. Your Medical Mind is an analysis of the psychological aspect of medical decisions and how patients can make the best decision for them while Happiness in a Storm is a guide on how to find hope and attain joy when diagnosed with a devastating illness. In our technologically dependent age patients face many challenges when attempting to make the best possible medical
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Drs. Groopman and Hartzband assert that each of has an unique approach to evaluating the risks and benefits of treatments; Dr. Harpham writes that patients diagnosed with life-threatening diseases can live life to the fullest even while overcoming disease through her three pronged approach of knowledge, action, and hope. Although both books strive to ensure that patients are happy in their road to recovery, Your Medical Mind helps patients make rational decisions that serve them best while Happiness in a Storm takes an emotional approach to inspire those battling disease to become Healthy Survivors, defined as those who “can get good care and live as fully as possible” (Harpham 25).
Drs. Groopman and Hartzband and Dr. Harpham differ in their view of how much …show more content…
Your Medical Mind focuses on the challenges patients face with medical decisions while Happiness in a Storm looks how every single solitary decision a patient makes in the course of their treatment affects their life. The authors of Your Medical Mind contend that patients must first gain desired knowledge of their illness, understand their emotions, wants, needs, and their tolerance for disappointing results. They do not blatantly list the way in which a person with an illness can be happy. Through their recommendations, Groopman and Hartzband indicate what factors they believe will make people content with their lives. The authors argue that a patient can be most happy with their decision if they: understand the impact a drug will have, comprehend how the information they know can be presented in both positive and negative ways, and recognize the risk of a particular therapy (Groopman and Hartzband 18). Furthermore, research studies reveal that when a patient chooses a treatment without the influence of a doctor and the result is unsatisfactory he or she feels regret, or a lack of happiness in life. In order to curtail this, Groopman and Hartzband draw heavily on the approach known as shared medical decision making (Groopman and Hartzband 85); this approach ensures that the doctor and
Drs. Groopman and Hartzband assert that each of has an unique approach to evaluating the risks and benefits of treatments; Dr. Harpham writes that patients diagnosed with life-threatening diseases can live life to the fullest even while overcoming disease through her three pronged approach of knowledge, action, and hope. Although both books strive to ensure that patients are happy in their road to recovery, Your Medical Mind helps patients make rational decisions that serve them best while Happiness in a Storm takes an emotional approach to inspire those battling disease to become Healthy Survivors, defined as those who “can get good care and live as fully as possible” (Harpham 25).
Drs. Groopman and Hartzband and Dr. Harpham differ in their view of how much …show more content…
Your Medical Mind focuses on the challenges patients face with medical decisions while Happiness in a Storm looks how every single solitary decision a patient makes in the course of their treatment affects their life. The authors of Your Medical Mind contend that patients must first gain desired knowledge of their illness, understand their emotions, wants, needs, and their tolerance for disappointing results. They do not blatantly list the way in which a person with an illness can be happy. Through their recommendations, Groopman and Hartzband indicate what factors they believe will make people content with their lives. The authors argue that a patient can be most happy with their decision if they: understand the impact a drug will have, comprehend how the information they know can be presented in both positive and negative ways, and recognize the risk of a particular therapy (Groopman and Hartzband 18). Furthermore, research studies reveal that when a patient chooses a treatment without the influence of a doctor and the result is unsatisfactory he or she feels regret, or a lack of happiness in life. In order to curtail this, Groopman and Hartzband draw heavily on the approach known as shared medical decision making (Groopman and Hartzband 85); this approach ensures that the doctor and