Preface (Editors) -- Part I; History of Advance Directives and Prerequisites for Validity -- 1. Historical Review of Advance Directives; Alfred Simon -- 2. Personal Capacity to Anticipate Future Illness and Treatment Preferences; Marie-Jo Thiel -- 3. Advance Directives in Psychiatry Jochen Vollmann -- Part II; Defining the Scope of Advance Directives -- 4. On the Scope and Limits of Advance Directives and Prospective Autonomy; Robert Olick -- 5. Revocation of Advance Directives; Ralf Jox -- 6. Limitations to the Scope and Binding Force of Advance Directives: the Conflict Between Compulsory Treatment and the Right to Selfâ€{u4974}ermination; Jacqueline Atkinson & Jacqueline Reilly -- 7. Advance Directives in the Context of Imprisonment; Bernice Elger -- Part III; Effects on Family, Friends and Professional Relations -- 8. Advance Directives and the Physician-Patient Relationship: A Surprising Metamorphosis; Mark Aulisio -- 9. Advance Directives and the Role of Family and Close Persons â€g̥al Provisions and; Challenges; Margot Michel -- 10. Advance Directives and the Ethos of Good Nursing Care; Settimio Monteverde -- Part IV; Ethical Challenges -- 11. Advance Directives Between Respect for Patient Autonomy and Paternalism; Manuel Trachsel et al. -- 12. The Use of Advance Directives in the Context of Limited Resources for Healthcare; Ruth Horn & Ruud ter Meulen -- 13. From Legal Documents to Patient-Oriented Processes: The Evolution of Advance Care Planning; Tanja Krones & Sohaila Bastami -- Part V; Conclusions -- 14. Concluding Remarks; Editors -- Information on Editors and Authors.

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