Supported Decision Making in Serious Mental Illness

• Published in: Psychiatry (Washington, D.C.) Vol. 81; no. 1; pp. 28 - 40
• Main Authors: Jeste, Dilip V, Eglit, Graham M L, Palmer, Barton W, Martinis, Jonathan G, Blanck, Peter, Saks, Elyn R
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.01.2018
• Subjects: Decision Making; Humans; Mental Competency - psychology; Mental Disorders - psychology

Making decisions is central to the exercise of control over one's well-being. Many individuals with serious mental illness (SMI) experience limitations in their decision-making capacity. These individuals have often been placed under legal guardianship and substitute decision makers have been a...