For people with serious mental illness, research demonstrates the potential positive effects
of having an advance directive with specific instructions for mental health care. The …

Virginia appears to be the first state to commit itself to statewide implementation of
psychiatric advance directives, and its experience may be highly instructive for other states …

An innovative Virginia health care law enables competent adults with serious mental illness
to plan for treatment during incapacitating crises using an integrated advance directive with …

Advance directives are designed to establish a person's preferences for treatment if the
person becomes incompetent in the future or unable to communicate those preferences to …

Objective: Studies show a high potential demand for psychiatric advance directives but low
completion rates. The authors conducted a randomized study of a structured, manualized …

Psychiatric advance directives (PADs) are an emerging method for adults with serious and
persistent mental illness to document treatment preferences in advance of periods of …

Advance statements documenting mental health service consumers' preferences for
treatment during a future mental health crisis or period of incapacity have gained currency in …

Frontline public-sector clinicians, in the face of sorely strained clinical resources, can be
skeptical about" recovery-oriented" or" patient-centered" care. To some, these terms lack …

OBJECTIVES: Psychiatric advance directives allow competent persons to document
advance instructions or designate a health care agent to communicate their preferences for …

Methods Participants in this study were clients of the Massachusetts Department of Mental
Health receiving services from one of five contracted community mental health agencies …