This paperback book titled "How Doctors Think" by Jerome Groopman, MD, is a nonfiction narrative that provides insight into the medical profession. The author explores the topic of doctors' decision-making processes and how their thinking impacts patient care. groundbreaking, profound view of twenty-first-century medical practice, giving doctors and patients the vital information they need to make better judgments together. On average, a physician will interrupt a patient describing her symptoms within eighteen seconds. In that short time, many doctors decide on the likely diagnosis and best treatment. Often, decisions made this way are correct, but at crucial moments they can also be wrongwith catastrophic consequences. In this revolutionary book, Jerome Groopman pinpoints the forces and thought processes behind the decisions doctors make, offering direct, intelligent questions patients can ask their doctors to help them get back on track. Drawing on extensive interviews with some of the countrys best doctors and Groopman's own experiences as a doctor and as a patient,How Doctors Thinkreveals an important approach to twenty-first-century medical practice, giving doctors and patients a way to make it better. The book was published by Mariner Books in 2008 and contains 313 pages. The book measures 5 inches in length, 8 inches in height, and 0.5 inches in width, with a weight of 15 ounces. It is intended for an adult audience and falls under the genre of Health, Treatments & Medicine. The book touches upon the topic of doctors and their approach to treating patients, making it an interesting read for anyone interested in healthcare.