Advance Directives in the Context of Imprisonment
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serval:BIB_0CBBCDE92E68
Type
A part of a book
Publication sub-type
Chapter: chapter ou part
Collection
Publications
Institution
Title
Advance Directives in the Context of Imprisonment
Title of the book
Advance Directives
Publisher
Dordrecht : Springer
ISBN
9789400773769
Publication state
Published
Issued date
2014
Chapter
7
Pages
101-118
Language
english
Abstract
In countries where prison healthcare is truly independent and the principle of equivalence is fully respected, advance directives are a means of increasing patients' self-determination. Problems persist in prisons, similar to those existing outside the prison context, as regards a patient's ability to anticipate the medical and other details of a future situation in which he or she becomes incompetent. This chapter first examines general ethical and legal aspects of advance directives in the context of imprisonment and then discusses advance directives in three specific situations, hunger strikes, end-of-life care and psychiatric treatment of detained persons.
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