Advance directives in mental health : theory, practice and ethics / Jacqueline M. Atkinson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Atkinson, Jacqueline M.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Advance directives (Medical care).

Mental health laws.

Mental health services.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (217 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London : Jessica Kingsley, 2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

An 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. Jacqueline Atkinson explains their origins and significance in the context of mental health legislation

Contents:

FRONT COVER; Title Page; Contents; Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction: Why Have Advance Directives in Mental Health?; Part 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; Part 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

Part III Advance Directives in Practice10 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; References; Useful websites; Glossary; Subject Index; Author Index;

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 189-204) and index.

ISBN:

9786611143213

9781281143211

1281143219

9781846426681

1846426685

OCLC:

476139892