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Superseding Psychiatric Advance Directives: Ethical and Legal Considerations

Jeffrey W. Swanson, S. Van McCrary, Marvin S. Swartz, Eric B. Elbogen and Richard A. Van Dorn
Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online September 2006, 34 (3) 385-394;
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vol. 34 no. 3 385-394
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17032962

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Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online
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1093-6793
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  • Published online October 10, 2006.

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  1. Jeffrey W. Swanson, PhD,
  2. S. Van McCrary, PhD, JD,
  3. Marvin S. Swartz, MD,
  4. Eric B. Elbogen, PhD and
  5. Richard A. Van Dorn, PhD
  1. Dr. Swanson is Associate Professor, Dr. Elbogen is Assistant Professor, and Dr. Van Dorn is Research Assistant, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences; and Dr. Swartz is Professor of Psychiatry and Head, Division of Social and Community Psychiatry, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC. Dr. McCrary is Associate Professor, Department of Preventive Medicine, and Senior Fellow, Institute for Medicine in Contemporary Society, School of Medicine, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY. This work was supported by the Greenwall Foundation, the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation Research Network on Mandated Community Treatment, and the National Institute of Mental Health through a research grant (R01-MH063949) and an Independent Research Scientist Career Award (K02-MH67864) to Dr. Swanson
  1. Address correspondence to: Jeffrey W. Swanson, PhD, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Duke University Medical Center, Box 3071, Durham, NC 27710. E-mail: jeffrey.swanson{at}duke.edu

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