This paper argues that existing English and Welsh mental health legislation (The Mental
Health Act 1983 (MHA)) should be changed to make provision for advance decision-making …

BACKGROUND: Psychiatric advance directives (PADs) represent a shift from more coercive
to more recovery-oriented care and hold the promise of empowering patients while helping …

For people with serious mental illness, research demonstrates the potential positive effects
of having an advance directive with specific instructions for mental health care. The …

Mental illness is a broad term encompassing a wide range of problems, and it requires an
open-ended definition. 1 Mental illness is “generally characterized by some combination of …

In this article we re-examine the conclusions of our article on advance statements in adult
mental healthcare that was published in 2010 in the light of new literature published in the …

Two diametrically opposed positions predominate discourse for the care and treatment of
persons with severe mental illness: anti-deinstitutionalization and anti-institutionalization …

They are also a tool in enhancing treatment and so possibly in reducing violence. Many
states in the United States and other countries including the United Kingdom, New Zealand …

In recent years, stakeholders in Pierce County have increasingly called for improvements in
the County's behavioral health system, citing unmet treatment needs and missed …

Johtamisteoreettiseen keskusteluun osallistumisen lisäksi artik keli pyrkii antamaan
käytännön ideoita hyvään toimeenpanon joh tamiseen kaikille, jotka työskentelevät siihen …

Psychiatric advance directives (PADs) are legal documents that allow individuals to express
their wishes and desires regarding potential future psychiatric care. PADs have been …