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EAT-PAD: Educating about psychiatric advance directives in India by Sharad Philip; Dhanya Chandran; Albert Stezin; Geetha C Viswanathaiah; Guru S Gowda; Sydney Moirangthem; Channaveerachari Naveen Kumar; Suresh Bada Math is a Psychology article available to read on EtoBox.

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## Background: With India enacting the Mental Health Care Act (MHCA; No. 10 of 2017a), Psychiatric Advance Directives (PADs) have been legalised and have become binding orders for psychiatrists treating patients. There is a paucity of research into acceptability of PADs in Indian mental health care, likely due to a lack of awareness. There are no educational measures about PADs provided for in this Act. Facilitators and facilitation methods have not been elaborated upon as well. ## Aim: The aim of this study is (a) to develop/evaluate the effectiveness of a structured Education-cum-Assessment Tool (EAT) in providing information regarding PADs and (b) to evaluate modes of facilitation required by patients to complete PADs. ## Methods: A tool was developed as per provisions regarding PADs in the Mental Health Care Bill of 2013. This tool was administered to patients ( n = 100), purposively sampled from the adult psychiatry review out-patient department (OPD). Patients were evaluated on retention of information, completion of PADs, modes of facilitation and time taken to write one. ## Results: Mean years of education was 8.28 (±5.74) years and mean duration of illness was 8.30 (±7.04)

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Author

Sharad Philip; Dhanya Chandran; Albert Stezin; Geetha C Viswanathaiah; Guru S Gowda; Sydney Moirangthem; Channaveerachari Naveen Kumar; Suresh Bada Math

Publisher

SAGE Publications

Published

2019

Language

EN

Field

Psychology (Social Sciences)