Despite advocacy and demand for psychiatric advance directives (PADs), uptake and
implementation in clinical practice is low. We examine why PAD implementation has been …

Objective Psychiatric advance directives (PADs) may include documenting advance
instructions (AIs) and/or designating health care agents (HCAs). Laws authorizing PADs …

Abstract Objective Psychiatric advance directives (PADs) allow individuals to plan for future
mental health treatment. However, little is known about barriers to PAD completion. This …

The aim of this study was to measure expert consensus on the implementation of Psychiatric
Advance Directives (PADs) within the Veterans Health Administration. We conducted a two …

Although clinical and organisational benefits have been expected from Psychiatric Advance
Directives (PADs), their take-up rates remain low and their evaluation disappointing. The …

Objective: To provide a Canadian perspective on psychiatric advance directives (PADs) and
assess whether these documents can be implemented as an adjunct to mental health …

Objective: Psychiatric advance directives (PADs) are documents that allow users of mental
health services to express their preferences for treatment in future mental health crises. To …

Abstract Psychiatric Advance Directives (PADs) are documents that allow users with severe
and chronic mental illnesses to notify their treatment preferences for future crisis relapses …

Objective: Psychiatric advance directives (PADs) enable users of mental health services to
express their treatment preferences for future mental health crises. PAD completion rates …

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 …