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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SOCIAL PSYCHIATRY
卷 64, 期 8, 页码 737-744出版社
SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD
DOI: 10.1177/0020764018808328
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Advance directives; joint crisis plans; psychiatry; Germany; implementation
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Background: Advance directives enable patients to ensure that treatment decisions will be based on their autonomous will, even if they are incompetent at the time at which the treatment decision is taken. Although psychiatric advance directives are legally binding in Germany and their benefits are widely acknowledged, they are still infrequently used in German psychiatric practice. Aims: The aim of this study is to assess psychiatrists' attitudes toward the use of advance statements in mental health care. Methods: A postal survey of psychiatrists in Germany was carried out to examine their views on advance statements in psychiatry. The survey addressed psychiatrists' experiences of and attitudes toward different types of advance statements, including psychiatric advance statements written by patients without any specific assistance, and joint crisis plans ( 'Behandlungsvereinbarungen'), where involvement of the clinical team is required. A total of 396 responded. Results: Results suggest that generally speaking, respondents held favorable views on joint crisis plans for mental health care. In all, 80.7% of participants agreed that more frequent use of joint crisis plans in clinical practice would be desirable. However, clinicians' attitudes differ largely depending on the type of advance statement. Implications for the use of advance statements in psychiatry are discussed. Conclusion: The findings suggest that increasing the support structures available to train physicians and inform patients could lead to increased adoption of advance statements.
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