Advance directives in psychiatry. Resolving issues of autonomy and competence

Int J Law Psychiatry. 1998 Summer;21(3):245-60. doi: 10.1016/s0160-2527(98)00017-x.

Authors

J Ritchie¹, R Sklar, W Steiner

Affiliation

¹ Department of Psychiatry, Montreal General Hospital, Quebec, Canada.

PMID: 9717088
DOI: 10.1016/s0160-2527(98)00017-x

No abstract available

MeSH terms

Advance Directive Adherence
Advance Directives* / legislation & jurisprudence
Canada
Humans
Judicial Role
Lawyers
Mental Competency* / legislation & jurisprudence
Mental Disorders
Mentally Ill Persons*
Paternalism*
Personal Autonomy*
Physicians / legislation & jurisprudence
Psychiatry / legislation & jurisprudence
Resource Allocation
United States