Perspectives on advance directives in psychiatric practice: A qualitative study from Kerala, India

Perspectives on advance directives in psychiatric practice: A qualitative study from Kerala, India

Context: Advance directive (AD) is being used in psychiatric care in developed countries for the last two decades. Although the AD is bound to offer patient autonomy and beneficence, evidence for its effectiveness and feasibility are limited. By the enactment of the Mental Health Care Act, 2017, Ind...

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Main Authors: Chikku Mathew, Deenu Chacko, P V Indu, K Vidhukumar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2020-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Social Psychiatry
Subjects:
advance directive
autonomy
mental capacity
nominated representative
qualitative study
Online Access:http://www.indjsp.org/article.asp?issn=0971-9962;year=2020;volume=36;issue=2;spage=114;epage=118;aulast=Mathew

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