Mental Capacity and Advance Directive of Persons with Mental Illness: A Descriptive Cross-sectional Study from India.

ABSTRACT:

Background

For persons with mental illnesses (PWMI), mental capacity (MC) refers to their ability to perceive, choose, and articulate their treatment options. An advance directive (AD) is a declaration stating a person's wishes for care if their mental condition renders them handicapped. It also permits them to designate a nominated representative (NR) to assist them in making treatment-related decisions. The study aimed to ascertain the MC for treatment decisions, including admission of Indian PWMI, and analyze their AD.

Methods

This was a descriptive, exploratory, cross-sectional study involving 74 PWMI. The Clinical Global Impression-Severity (CGI-S) scale, "Capacity Assessment for Treatment Decisions Including Admission," the Bengaluru Advanced Directive Interview (BADI)

SUBMITTER: Bipeta R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12738278 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature