Click Here to Download: https://ouo.io/H5vKhw Advance Directives in Mental Health Theory, Practice and Ethics By: Jacqueline Atkinson Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers Print ISBN: 9781843104834, 1843104830 eText ISBN: 9781846426681, 1846426685 Pages: 216 Copyright year: 2007 Format: PDF Available from $ 42.95 USD SKU 9781846426681 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 and compares advance directives in mental health with those in other areas of medicine like dementia or terminal illness, offering a general overview of the differences in the laws of various English-speaking countries. She explores issues of autonomy and responsibility in mental health and gives practical advice on how to set up, implement and change advance directives. The book offers a useful overview of advance directives and is a key reference for all mental health professionals as well as postgraduate students, lawyers who work with mentally ill people, service users and their families and carers. Additional ISBNs 9781849853255, 1849853258
