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

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

Psychiatric advance directives (PADs) inform treatment during periods of compromised
decision-making. We report consumer desire and need for support to create PADs among …

Objective: Studies show a high potential demand for psychiatric advance directives but low
completion rates. The authors conducted a randomized study of a structured, manualized …

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

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 legal documents that permit competent adults to
make choices in the present about their future psychiatric treatment if they lose their decision …

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

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 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 …