Description: Advance Directives in Mental HealthTheory, Practice and Ethics Author(s): Jacqueline Atkinson Format: Paperback Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers, United Kingdom Imprint: Jessica Kingsley Publishers ISBN-13: 9781843104834, 978-1843104834 Synopsis 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.
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Book Title: Advance Directives in Mental Health
Subject Area: Social Work
Item Height: 232 mm
Item Width: 156 mm
Author: Jacqueline Atkinson
Publication Name: Advance Directives in Mental Health: Theory, Practice and Ethics
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Subject: Medicine, Healthcare System
Publication Year: 2007
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 340 g
Number of Pages: 216 Pages
