Perspectives on advance directives in psychiatric practice: A qualitative study from Kerala, India
Indian Journal of Social Psychiatry, 2020 Context: Advance directive (AD) is being used in psychiatric care in developed countries for the last two decades. Although the AD is bound to offer patient autonomy and beneficence, evidence for its effectiveness and feasibility are limited.
Chikku Mathew +3 more
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Advance directives in psychiatric care: a narrative approach [PDF]
Journal of Medical Ethics, 2001 Advance directives for psychiatric care are the subject of debate in a number of Western societies. By using psychiatric advance directives (or so-called “Ulysses contracts”), it would be possible for mentally ill persons who are competent and with their disease in remission, and who want timely intervention in case of future mental crisis, to give ...
Widdershoven, G., Berghmans, R.
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Issues in the development of advance directives in mental health care [PDF]
, 2003 <i>Background</i>: Interest in advance directives in mental health care is growing internationally. There is no clear universal agreement as to what such an advance directive is or how it should function.
Atkinson, J.M. +3 more
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Least restrictive alternative - advance statements and the new mental health legislation [PDF]
, 2002 No abstract ...
Atkinson, J.M., Garner, H.C.
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Models of advance directives in mental health care: stakeholder views [PDF]
, 2004 <i>Objective</i>: The aim of this study was to examine perceptions of the place of advance directives in mental health care. <i>Methods</i>: Postal survey of stakeholders was carried out to assess their views on different ...
Atkinson, J.M. +2 more
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Eighth and Fourteenth Amendment Concerns with the BoP Guidelines for Advance Directives
Voices in Bioethics, 2020 The current guidelines set forth by the U.S. Department of Justice Federal Bureau of Prisons (BoP) for institutional supplements to advanced directives (AD’s) and do-not-attempt resuscitation orders (DNR’s) potentially violate the Fourteenth and Eighth ...
Benjamin N. Parks
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Ulysses’ crew or Circe? – the implications of advance directives in mental health for psychiatrists [PDF]
, 2004 No abstract ...
Dresser, Homer
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Psychiatric Advance Directives
AJN, American Journal of Nursing, 2019 They can enhance the lives of patients with mental illness, but multiple obstacles impede their implementation.
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Implementation of Physician Orders for Life Sustaining Treatment in nursing homes in California: evaluation of a novel statewide dissemination mechanism. [PDF]
, 2012 BackgroundImplementing Physician Orders for Life Sustaining Treatment (POLST) forms aims to improve communication of life-sustaining treatment preferences across care venues.
Citko, Judy +6 more
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HB 752: Psychiatric Advance Directive Act [PDF]
, 2022 The Act amends Georgia laws relating to mental health and provides a statutory psychiatric advance directive form. The Act allows citizens with diagnosed mental health disorders to appoint a mental health agent to make treatment decisions on their behalf.
Krawtz, Andrew +2 more
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