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ASIAN JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY
Volume 14, Issue -, Pages 52-56Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajp.2014.10.006
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Psychiatric advance directive; Care preferences; India
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Although psychiatric advance directives give service users control over their care, very few studies exist on the content of PADs. This paper aims to contribute to this evidence base by presenting the content of psychiatric advance directives in India. Participants were 75 clients seeking outpatient care at a mental health services organisation in Tamil Nadu, India, who agreed to draft a PAD. Most clients were comfortable with appointing a representative (usually a family member) to make decisions on their behalf during a period of decisional incapacity or relapse, were willing to accept admission to the hospital/clinic and take medication if required, wanted to have a trusted person to discuss their mental health problems. No client used the opportunity to outright refuse treatment. This study highlights an important first step in improving the quality of mental health care by documenting user preferences for care in India. More in-depth research is needed to elicit rich descriptions of experiences of care and user-centred understanding of rights. (C) 2014 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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