Prevalence and Implementation of Psychiatric Advance Directives Among Veterans With Serious Mental Illness
Despite their potential to increase patient autonomy and reduce coercive crisis interventions in inpatient psychiatric settings, low uptake of PADs within the VHA suggests an important gap in recovery-oriented care delivery.
Authors
- David Oakes (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9154-6054)
- Andrea Avila (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4996-8659)
- Vanessa Girard
- Lauren E. McBride (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-7815-663X)
- Emily B. H. Treichler (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3260-0038)
- Nathaneal Putris
- Will Hagans
- Ardrina Hoxey
Institutions
- University of San Diego (US)
- San Diego State University (US)
- Oregon State Hospital (US)
- VA San Diego Healthcare System (US)
- Elementary Institute of Science (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Psychiatric Research and Clinical Practice
- Published
- 2025-08-11
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.prcp.20250024
- Primary Topic
- Healthcare Decision-Making and Restraints
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Rehabilitation Research and Development Service