Background: Advance directives enable patients to ensure that treatment decisions will be
based on their autonomous will, even if they are incompetent at the time at which the …

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 …

Background Psychiatric advance directives (PAD) were shown to be effective in the
reduction of coercion and strengthening of the patientsautonomy. Therefore, the Swiss …

Pscychiatric wills are advance directives for an eventual involuntary treatment in psychiatry.
We attempted to determine psychiatric professionals' knowledge and opinion about this …

Objective: Crisis plans are a type of psychiatric advance statement (PAS) that describe how
to recognize early signs of a psychiatric crisis and how to handle crisis situations. Although …

This study explores the attitude of German psychiatrists in leading positions towards joint
crisis plans and psychiatric advance directives. This topic was examined by contacting 473 …

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

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 …

Advance directives contain wishes and values, fears and refusals of competent lay people
regarding medical interventions in future situations when they might lack communicative and …

Since 1 September 2009, advance directives are regulated by law in Germany. This article
discusses ethical challenges of advance directives in patients with mental disorders …