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

OBJECTIVE: This paper provides the first systematic examination of the content and clinical
utility of psychiatric advance directives, which are documents that specify treatment …

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 …

Psychiatric advance directives (PADs) are intended to support patients' treatment decisions
during a crisis. However, PAD statutes give clinicians broad discretion over whether to carry …

Objectives: Psychiatric advance directives document clients' treatment preferences in
advance of periods of diminished capacity for decision making. This article presents the first …

OBJECTIVES: This study examined rates of interest in creating psychiatric advance
directives among individuals at risk of psychiatric crises in which these directives might be …

Oregon is one of three states that allows persons to prepare a legal document-and advance
directive-to stipulate the mental health treatment they wish to receive should they lose their …

This paper presents the first empirical data regarding the rates and predictors of using
psychiatric advance directives. Directives were accessed in only 20% of crisis events for the …

Psychiatric advance directives are gaining attention as the number of consumers seeking
metal health services increases. Even though medical advance directives have existed for …

Objective The aim of this study was to examine perceptions of the place of advance
directives in mental health care. Methods Postal survey of stakeholders was carried out to …