Principles underlying mental health legislation

[...] the person making an advance directive often makes decisions about future treatment without knowledge of pertinent facts and thus these decisions may not be fully informed. [...] unlike contemporaneous decisions, which can be changed at any time, once a person becomes incapable he or she canno...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Canadian journal of psychiatry 2010-10, Vol.55 (10), p.1-5
Hauptverfasser:	O'Reilly, Richard L, Chaimowitz, Gary, Brunet, Aileen, Looper, Karl, Beck, Philip
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Canada Commitment of Mentally Ill - economics Commitment of Mentally Ill - legislation & jurisprudence Commitment of Mentally Ill - standards Committees Conflict of Interest - economics Conflict of Interest - legislation & jurisprudence Health care access Health Resources - organization & administration Health Resources - standards Health services Humans Mental disorders Mental Disorders - economics Mental Disorders - epidemiology Mental Disorders - therapy Mental Health Mental health care Mentally Ill Persons - legislation & jurisprudence Patient Rights - ethics Patient Rights - legislation & jurisprudence Patient Rights - standards Principles Professional standards Psychiatry Psychotropic Drugs - economics Psychotropic Drugs - therapeutic use Social Justice - ethics Social Justice - legislation & jurisprudence
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Zusammenfassung:	[...] the person making an advance directive often makes decisions about future treatment without knowledge of pertinent facts and thus these decisions may not be fully informed. [...] unlike contemporaneous decisions, which can be changed at any time, once a person becomes incapable he or she cannot change their advance directive.
ISSN:	0706-7437 1497-0015