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What is an advanced directive for mental health care?
An advance directive for mental health care, also known as a durable
power of attorney for mental health care, is a document in which you appoint
another individual to make mental health decisions for you in the future, should
you lose the ability to make decisions for yourself.
Although the term “patient” is used, the document can be applicable to
treatment in a hospital and in the community.
Are there different types of durable powers of attorney?
Yes. There is also a durable power of attorney for health care, and a
durable power of attorney covering money and finances.
How is a durable power of attorney for health care different from an
advance directive for mental health care?
In a durable power of attorney for health care, you can choose someone to
make a broad range of medical decisions if an accident or sickness makes you
unable to make decisions. You can also say what type of care you wish if you
become terminally ill.
Can a durable power of attorney for health care include wishes concerning
mental health treatment?
Yes.
Can I have both a durable power of attorney for health care and an advance
directive for mental health care?
Yes. Or you can choose to have one or the other, or no durable power at
all.
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