Judgment Day

Lee A. Resnick, MD, FAAFP Carl Jung said, “We should not pretend to understand the world only by the intellect. The judgment of the intellect is only part of the truth.” In medicine, reliance on intellect alone is a significant danger. Ignorance of cultural, social, and even psychological context can mislead the clinician and risks misdiagnosis and error. Yet the very basis of medical decision-making is rooted in the rule of intellect. Evidence-based medicine is, …

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