Opportunities and challenges of self-binding directives: an interview study with mental health service users and professionals in the Netherlands

Abstract Background Self-binding directives (SBDs) are psychiatric advance directives that include the possibility for service users to consent in advance to compulsory care in future mental health crises. Legal provisions for SBDs exist in the Netherlands since 2008 and were updated in 2020. While...

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Main Authors: Laura van Melle, Lia van der Ham, Yolande Voskes, Guy Widdershoven, Matthé Scholten
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-06-01
Series:BMC Medical Ethics
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12910-023-00915-y