… An explanatory trial might have been a first step in our assessment of advance directives in
mental illnesses, but it is difficult to see how it could be conducted. Restricting recruitment to …

… benefits of facilitation sessions for completing psychiatric advance directives observed in
this study may not generalize to all patients with severe mental illness. Patients who were not …

… For people with serious mental illness, research … an advance directive with specific instructions
for mental health care… of psychiatric advance directives into routine mental health services …

… advance directives for mental health services helps patients feel they have made ‘‘authentically
informed choices’’ (23), advance directives … Advance directives impact on psychiatric …

… This Article analyzes how living wills and other advance directive instruments may be used in
the mental health context. Part II examines … Mental illness, even a severe mental illness like …

… to psychiatric advance directives, medical advance care planning has been neglected for
persons with serious mental illness (33,… advance directives among persons with serious mental …

… of medical advance directives. We hypothesized that nursing home residents with
serious mental illness are less likely than other residents to have written advance directives. …

… Our results confirm other reports that patients with severe and enduring mental health
problems are capable of drawing up advance directives for care that are realistic, logical, rational …

… , other psychotic disorder, or major mood disorder with psychotic features; and who were
receiving community-based treatment provided through one of two area programs in the state …

… of 104 persons with schizophrenia and related disorders, 83 family members of persons with
severe mental illness (SMI), and 85 clinicians who treat persons with severe mental illness. …