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Case report psychiatric advance directives: practical, legal, and ethical issues.
| Content Provider | CiteSeerX |
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| Author | Swartz, Marvin S. Swanson, Jeffrey W. Elbogen, Eric B. Psychi, Community |
| Abstract | ABSTRACT. Psychiatric Advance Directives are relatively new legal tools that allow competent persons to consent or refuse mental health treat-ment and designate a proxy decision maker in advance of a mental health crisis, during which they may lose capacity to make healthcare decisions. Psychiatric Advance Directives hold the promise of improving care during mental health crises but also raise a number of clinical, legal, and ethical is- |
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| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Ethical Issue Case Report Psychiatric Advance Mental Health Crisis Psychiatric Advance Directive Mental Health Treat-ment Competent Person Healthcare Decision Proxy Decision Maker New Legal Tool |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |