New Book on Advance Directives

The preface of a new book on advance directives rightly notes that "many ethical and policy issues remain in need of further exploration."



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 Self‑Determination (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 – Legal 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)