The concept of psychiatric advance directives has been promoted as a mechanism by which
individuals may make choices in the present about treatment they would want or not want …

Psychiatric advance directives (PADs) document mental health treatment preferences in
advance of periods of incapacity. While many have recognized the potential benefits of …

Limited research has examined patients' preferences for psychiatric advance directives
(PADs). This study examines the preferences and interest in PADs among patients with …

ABSTRACT Psychiatric Advance Directives are relatively new legal tools that allow
competent persons to consent or refuse mental health treatment and designate a proxy …

Abstract In Chapter 5, Maria J. O'Connell summarizes one of the emerging instruments for
ensuring self-determination: psychiatric advance directives. These directives are legal …

Psychiatric advance directives (PADs) are legal tools that allow competent individuals to
declare preferences for future mental health treatment when they may not be capable of …

Psychiatric advance directives (PADs) are legal documents that permit competent adults to
make choices in the present about their future psychiatric treatment if they lose their decision …

Psychiatric advance directives (PADs) document a patient's advance instructions (AIs) for
treatment and/or designation of a potential proxy decision maker. Approximately 50% of a …

An advance directive for psychiatric care is a legally enforceable document that specifies the
manner in which psychiatric treatment decisions are to be made in the event that a person …

The psychiatric advance directives (PADs) Swanson and colleagues advocate would further
two most important ends. They would enable many psychiatric patients to obtain the care …