TY - JOUR T1 - Commentary: Psychiatric Advance Directives as Tools for Enhancing Treatment of the Mentally Ill JF - Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online JO - J Am Acad Psychiatry Law SP - 58 LP - 60 VL - 34 IS - 1 AU - Ronald Schouten Y1 - 2006/01/01 UR - http://jaapl.org/content/34/1/58.abstract N2 - In this issue of the Journal, Swanson et al. explore the demand for and utilization of psychiatric advance directives (PADs), and discuss some of the barriers to their greater acceptance. This author suggests that PADs may be more widely accepted and utilized if they are viewed as tools for maximizing individual autonomy, with an emphasis on optimizing rather than merely restricting care. ER -