Behavior
New behavior research has been reported by scientists at Duke University
Published in Mental Health Law Weekly, April 14th, 2007
Research findings, "Overriding psychiatric advance directives: factors associated with psychiatrists' decisions to preempt patients' advance refusal of hospitalization and medication," are discussed in a new report. "Psychiatric advance directives (PADs) are intended to support patients' treatment decisions during a crisis. However, PAD statutes give clinicians broad discretion over whether to carry out patients' advance instructions," scientists in the United States report.
"This study uses data from a survey of psychiatrists (N=164) to examine reasons for overriding PADs. In response to a hypothetical vignette, 47% of psychiatrists indicated that they would override a...
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