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Cathy Peters1, Patricia Chiverton
1School of Nursing, Division of Medical Humanities, School of Medicine, University of Rochester, Strong Health, Rochester, New York, USA. Cathy_Peters@URMC.Rochester.edu
Abstract:
The Patient Self-Determination Act became federal law in 1990. However, many psychiatric facilities are just beginning to actively address the issue of medical advance directives. The term advance directives, for the purposes of this article, refers exclusively to medical advance directives. Psychiatric advance directives, which are related to issues such as involuntary hospitalization, are beyond the scope of this article.
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