Background: Interest in advance directives in mental health care is growing internationally.
There is no clear universal agreement as to what such an advance directive is or how it …

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 …

An advance directive is a way of making a person's views known if he or she should become
mentally incapable of giving consent to treatment, or making informed choices about …

Objective: Advance directives and statements in mental health are defined and the
necessary conditions for making them explained. The practical limitations on their …

Background: The review of mental health law in the UK has involved consideration of
mechanisms for advance directives in mental health care. Aims: To develop potential …

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 …

This paper examines the potential for advance directives to be used by people with mental
illness. Also known as a 'living will', an advance directive enables a competent person to …

Advance care planning is becoming an increasingly important feature of health service
provision. Although the N ew Z ealand M ental H ealth C ommission has advocated strongly …

Advance directives have been championed and debated in the literature, espoused by
patient advocates, and incorporated or proposed in the majority of Canadian provinces and …

BACKGROUND: Where advance directives in mental health have been introduced concern
has been expressed about their content including inappropriate treatment choices …