Psychiatric advance directives: Practical, legal, and ethical issues

Journal of Forensic Psychology Practice

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 97-107

  Swartz, Marvin S ^a,b   Swanson, Jeffrey W ^a   Elbogen, Eric B ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Coercion; Competency; Psychiatric advance directives

Indexed keywords

HALOPERIDOL; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; OLANZAPINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT DISORDER; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPETENCE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; INVOLUNTARY COMMITMENT; LIVING WILL; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; SCHIZOPHRENIA; TARDIVE DYSKINESIA; TREATMENT REFUSAL; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 11844273234     PISSN: 15228932     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J158v04n04_07     Document Type: Article

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