Superseding psychiatric advance directives: Ethical and legal considerations

Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 385-394

  Swanson, Jeffrey W ^a,d   Van McCrary, S ^a,c   Swartz, Marvin S ^b   Elbogen, Eric B ^a   Van Dorn, Richard A ^a  

^a Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences ^*

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICE; ETHICS; HEALTH CARE POLICY; LAW; LEGAL ASPECT; MEDICAL ETHICS; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; REVIEW;

ADVANCE DIRECTIVES; HUMANS; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33846022682     PISSN: 10936793     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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