Advance Directives in Mental Health

  • ISBN 9781843104834
  • Author: Atkinson, Jacqueline M.
  • Publ Date: 2007-07-15
  • Edition:
  • Binding: Paperback

$95.65
Sale: $86.09
Save: 10% off
+ GST

Add to Cart:
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.
Whilst every effort is made to keep pricing information up-to-date, prices and availability are subject to change without notice. Where prices or other details have changed from those listed on the website we will contact the customer and only proceed with the order after receiving acceptance of the revised pricing.
Your IP Address is: 216.73.216.118
Copyright © 2026 Medical Books. Powered by Zen Cart