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A survey of stakeholder knowledge, experience, and opinions of advance directives for mental health in Virginia.

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Wilder, CM; Swanson, JW; Bonnie, RJ; Wanchek, T; McLaughlin, L; Richardson, J
Published in: Adm Policy Ment Health
May 2013

An innovative Virginia health care law enables competent adults with serious mental illness to plan for treatment during incapacitating crises using an integrated advance directive with no legal distinction between psychiatric or other causes of decisional incapacity. This article reports results of a survey of 460 individuals in five stakeholder groups during the initial period of the law's implementation. All respondents held favorable views of advance directives for mental health care. Identified barriers to completing and using advance directives varied by group. We conclude that relevant stakeholders support implementation of advance directives for mental health, but level of baseline knowledge and perception of barriers vary. A multi-pronged approach will be needed to achieve successful implementation of advance directives for mental health.

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Adm Policy Ment Health

DOI

EISSN

1573-3289

Publication Date

May 2013

Volume

40

Issue

3

Start / End Page

232 / 239

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Virginia
  • Surveys and Questionnaires
  • Severity of Illness Index
  • Psychiatry
  • Outpatients
  • Middle Aged
  • Mental Disorders
  • Male
  • Humans
  • Hospitalization
 

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Wilder, C. M., Swanson, J. W., Bonnie, R. J., Wanchek, T., McLaughlin, L., & Richardson, J. (2013). A survey of stakeholder knowledge, experience, and opinions of advance directives for mental health in Virginia. Adm Policy Ment Health, 40(3), 232–239. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10488-011-0401-9
Wilder, Christine M., Jeffrey W. Swanson, Richard J. Bonnie, Tanya Wanchek, Laura McLaughlin, and Jeanita Richardson. “A survey of stakeholder knowledge, experience, and opinions of advance directives for mental health in Virginia.Adm Policy Ment Health 40, no. 3 (May 2013): 232–39. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10488-011-0401-9.
Wilder CM, Swanson JW, Bonnie RJ, Wanchek T, McLaughlin L, Richardson J. A survey of stakeholder knowledge, experience, and opinions of advance directives for mental health in Virginia. Adm Policy Ment Health. 2013 May;40(3):232–9.
Wilder, Christine M., et al. “A survey of stakeholder knowledge, experience, and opinions of advance directives for mental health in Virginia.Adm Policy Ment Health, vol. 40, no. 3, May 2013, pp. 232–39. Pubmed, doi:10.1007/s10488-011-0401-9.
Wilder CM, Swanson JW, Bonnie RJ, Wanchek T, McLaughlin L, Richardson J. A survey of stakeholder knowledge, experience, and opinions of advance directives for mental health in Virginia. Adm Policy Ment Health. 2013 May;40(3):232–239.
Journal cover image

Published In

Adm Policy Ment Health

DOI

EISSN

1573-3289

Publication Date

May 2013

Volume

40

Issue

3

Start / End Page

232 / 239

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Virginia
  • Surveys and Questionnaires
  • Severity of Illness Index
  • Psychiatry
  • Outpatients
  • Middle Aged
  • Mental Disorders
  • Male
  • Humans
  • Hospitalization