Advance statements in adult mental health
| Autor: | Felicity Richards, Jelena Jankovic, Stefan Priebe |
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| Rok vydání: | 2010 |
| Předmět: |
Mental health law
Personal care business.industry Coercion Public relations Mental health 030227 psychiatry 03 medical and health sciences Psychiatry and Mental health 0302 clinical medicine Nursing Treatment Refusal Mental capacity Medicine Service user 030212 general & internal medicine Limited evidence business |
| Zdroj: | Advances in Psychiatric Treatment. 16:448-455 |
| ISSN: | 1472-1481 1355-5146 |
| DOI: | 10.1192/apt.bp.109.006932 |
| Popis: | SummaryThis article reviews the literature on advance statements, including current mental health law and guidance in England and Wales, ethical and practical advantages, disadvantages and barriers to implementation. The idea of planning psychiatric treatment for a time when mental capacity may be impaired is not new. Yet there has been a renewed interest following the introduction of the Mental Capacity Act's 2005 provision of legally binding advance decisions to refuse treatment. In addition to information on treatment refusals, advance statements provide information on treatment preferences and personal care instructions which, although not legally binding, should inform treatment decisions. Advance statements are not yet widely used, but existing limited evidence suggests that they could reduce coercion and improve service users' satisfaction with treatment. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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