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Overchoice and Decision Avoidance

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Jenna was a 23-year-old woman who was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS) after she presented with tingling in her hands and feet. Her neurologist provided her with a list of treatment options as follows:

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  1. Neurology and Psychiatry, NYU Langone Medical Center, New York, NY, USA

    Jonathan Howard MD

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Howard, J. (2019). Overchoice and Decision Avoidance. In: Cognitive Errors and Diagnostic Mistakes. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-93224-8_20

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