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Leadership, decision-making and errors: cultural factors

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Dinesh Bhugra  and
Susham Gupta
Dinesh Bhugra
Affiliation:
Mental Health and Cultural Diversity, Health Service and Population Research Department, Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London, UK, email dinesh.bhugra@kcl.ac.uk
Susham Gupta
Affiliation:
East London Foundation NHS Trust, Assertive Outreach Team — City and Hackney, London, UK
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Abstract

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As clinicians, we are used to making often fast and life-altering decisions. As professionals, the clinical decisions we make depend upon our training, knowledge base, supervision, expertise and experience. Sociodemographic factors such as age, gender, ethnicity and cultural background can also influence our views. However, rarely do we step back to think about the mental processes behind our decision-making. In cognitive–behavioural therapy and in our general dealings with patients, we aim to help them identify their cognitive schema and attribution errors as a way forward; but we rarely reflect on our own cognitive schema and possible misattribution in making decisions. Both patients and healthcare professionals are affected by cultural norms, mores and expectations.

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International Psychiatry , Volume 7 , Issue 2 , April 2010 , pp. 27 - 29
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