Ethical conflicts arising from treatment refusals in psychiatric advance directives: an interview study with mental health professionals
Legally binding PADs can create ethical conflicts when they include treatment refusals. While the best policy response remains unclear, professionals can help prevent such conflicts by supporting service users in drafting PADs.
Authors
- Matthé Scholten (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8000-8974)
- Anna Werning (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9489-1398)
- Jakov Gather (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1681-7472)
- Sarah Potthoff (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0434-8218)
- Jochen Vollmann (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0148-6431)
- Astrid Gieselmann (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2098-3054)
Institutions
- University of Münster (DE)
- LWL-Universitätsklinikum Bochum (DE)
- Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin (DE)
- Ruhr University Bochum (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Irish Journal of Psychological Medicine
- Published
- 2025-08-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1017/ipm.2025.10086
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Healthcare Decision-Making and Restraints
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 6.92