Advance Directives in Mental Health: Theory, Practice and EthicsAn advance directive is a way of making a person's views known if he or she should become mentally incapable of giving consent to treatment, or making informed choices about treatment, at some future time. Advance Directives in Mental Health is a comprehensive and accessible guide for mental health professionals advising service users on their choices about treatment in the event of future episodes of mental illness, covering all ideological, legal and medical aspects of advance directives. |
Contents
Acknowledgements | 7 |
Why Have Advance
Directives in Mental Health? | 9 |
Part
I The Context of Advance Directives in Mental Health | 13 |
Part
II Ideological Issues in Advance Directives | 79 |
Part
III Advance Directives in Practice | 125 |
References | 189 |
Useful websites | 205 |
Glossary | 207 |
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Advance Directives in Mental Health: Theory, Practice and Ethics Jacqueline M Atkinson Limited preview - 2007 |