title: Clinical judgement and the emotions.
abstract: The basic emotions are more important in decision making than we think. So we need to be aware of them and look not just for rationality in our clinical judgements but rational judgements that 'feel' right.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, QEII Medical Centre Nedlands, School of Medicine and Pharmacology, University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, Australia.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Boyd
mesh_terms: D002983:Clinical Competence / Q000592:standards*; D004644:Emotions; D006801:Humans; D007600:Judgment; D013850:Thinking
keywords: Consciousness; clinical judgment; diagnosis; emotions; intuition; reason