The need for critical thinking in clinical practice -- Sources of influence on clinical decisions -- Reasons and reasoning: the heart of making decisions -- Different views of knowledge and how to get it: exploring your personal epistemology -- Part II -- Common sources of error -- The influence of language and persuasion strategies -- Formal and informal fallacies: mistakes in thinking and how to avoid them -- Classification, authority, and focusing on pathology -- Part III --˜tDecision aids -- Content and procedural knowledge -- taking advantage of research on judgment, problem solving, and decision making -- Evidence-based practice: a philosophy and process for making informed decisions -- Posing questions and searching for answers -- Critical appraisal of practice- and policy-related research: the need for skepticism -- Part IV --œtApplying critical thinking skills to clinical decisions -- Making decisions about data collection -- Discovering causes of clients' problems: common biases -- making predictions: improving the odds -- Enhancing the quality of case conferences, team meetings, and organizational culture -- Part V -- The future -- Overcoming personal obstacles to critical thinking -- Maintaining critical thinking skills