title: Science and Pseudoscience in Medicine: Evidence-Based vs. Evidence-Biased Medicine.
abstract: The concept of evidence-based medicine (EBM), as the highest standard of health care, came into existence in 1990s to promote a systematic approach to helping clinicians in their practice to be guided by the best available scientific evidence. However, there has been an increasing number of warning reports that in modern research, misrepresented, false and unuseful findings may be the majority or even the vast majority of published research claims In spite of the huge scientific progress, pseudoscience and associated evidence biased medicine represent a serious threat to the concept of the EBM. Effective education in medicine, proper research motivation, sound systems and creative thinking and culture of scientific dialogue may significantly contribute to better science and evidence-based medicine. The seven key words of good science, research and publishing are: integrity, motivation, capacity, understanding, knowledge, experience, and creativity.
authors.affiliation: University Hospital Centre Zagreb, Department of Psychiatry, Kišpatićeva 12, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia, psychiatry@kbc-zagreb.hr.
authors.forename: Miro
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Jakovljević
authors.forename: Ljerka
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Ostojić
mesh_terms: D035843:Biomedical Research; D003405:Creativity; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D006801:Humans; D019359:Knowledge; D009042:Motivation; D015871:Scientific Misconduct