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PSYCHIATRIC ADVANCE DIRECTIVE [1 record]

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Record 1 2010-03-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Legal Documents
  • Mental Disorders
CONT

A PAD is a legal document created by a competent person. The purpose of the document is to allow the person to give instructions for future mental health treatment or appoint an agent to make future decisions about mental health treatment. The document is used when the person who created the document experiences acute episodes of psychiatric illness and becomes unable to make or communicate decisions about treatment.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Documents juridiques
  • Troubles mentaux

Spanish

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