Ethics in community mental health care: Advance directives for subjects of research who have fluctuating cognitive impairments due to psychotic disorders (such as schizophrenia)

Community Mental Health Journal

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 229-240

  Backlar, Patricia ^a,b,c,d  

^a Portland State University ^*

^b Department of Psychiatry

^c OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COGNITIVE DEFECT; DECISION MAKING; LAW; LIVING WILL; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; PSYCHOSIS; REVIEW; SOCIAL ASPECT; ARTICLE; BIOMEDICAL AND BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; RESEARCH; STANDARD;

BIOMEDICAL AND BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH;

ADVANCE DIRECTIVES; ETHICS, MEDICAL; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; RESEARCH;

EID: 0032089460     PISSN: 00103853     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1018709606374     Document Type: Review

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