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 …

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

The UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities has been at the center of
considerable debate in the field of mental health. The discussion has caught up in particular …

This training module aims to challenge existing misconceptions that underpin the denial of
the right to exercise legal capacity for people with psychosocial, intellectual or cognitive …

Seclusion is used in forensic and general mental health settings to protect a person or
others from harm. However, seclusion can result in trauma‐related harm and re …

This article critically examines the proposed reforms to Irish mental health law the Mental
Health Act 2001 (2001 Act). The article will provide background to the 2001 Act and the …

Advance statements, advance directives, or psychiatric wills are a key component of a shift
to mental healthcare that promotes autonomy and choice and aims to reduce restrictive and …

Embedded into Victoria's mental health legislation as part of the 2014 Mental Health Act
suite of reforms, advance statements are designed to convey an individuals' preferences for …

One or more forms of advance directives are regulated in the majority of legal systems.
However, people generally do not create advance directives. The main reason for this …

Ce module de formation vise à remettre en question les idées fausses existantes qui sous-
tendent le déni du droit à l'exercice de la capacité juridique des personnes en situation de …