| Description |
215 pages ; 23 cm |
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regular print |
| Contents |
1. Introduction : why have advance directives in mental health? -- Pt. I. The context of advance directives in mental health -- 2. Influences on the development of advance directives in mental health -- 3. Mental health legislation -- 4. Models of advance directives : the history of an idea -- 5. Advance directives and the law -- Pt. II. Ideological issues in advance directives -- 6. Autonomy and advance directives -- 7. Personhood and advance directives in mental health -- 8. Rationality, decision-making and advance directives -- 9. Responsibility and its consequences -- Pt. III. Advance directives in practice -- 10. Advance directives and the research process -- 11. Making and implementing advance directives in mental health -- 12. The experience of advance directives in clinical practice -- 13. Attitudes to advance directives -- 14. Other approaches to individual future planning -- 15. Conclusion : the way forward |
| Summary |
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 |
| Notes |
Formerly CIP. Uk |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 189-206) and indexes |
| Subject |
Advance directives (Medical care)
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Mental health laws.
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Mental health services.
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Advance Directives -- legislation & jurisprudence.
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Mental Health Services -- legislation & jurisprudence.
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| ISBN |
1843104830 (paperback) |
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9781843104834 (paperback) |
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