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General practitioners (GPs) in Australia play a central role in the delivery of mental health car... more General practitioners (GPs) in Australia play a central role in the delivery of mental health care. This
article describes the PULSAR (Principles Unite Local Services Assisting Recovery) Primary Care protocol, a novel
mixed methods evaluation of a training intervention for GPs in recovery-oriented practice. The aim of the
intervention is to optimize personal recovery in patients consulting study GPs for mental health issues.
Australian Social Work, 2006
Respect for patient autonomy is fundamental to participatory health models where treatment decisi... more Respect for patient autonomy is fundamental to participatory health models where treatment decisions are made through a partnership based on mutually acknowledged expertise between patient and provider. For patients subject to mental health law (MHL), however, patient autonomy can be overridden on grounds of incapacity to make treatment decisions. In such cases, providers become substitute decision makers and patients may be treated without their consent, presenting a challenge for participatory practices. This paper uses an ethical lens to focus on limits placed on health care decision making in the case of people governed by MHL, using Victoria, Australia as its example. It is argued that the first step must be to recognize loss of patient autonomy under MHL as an ethical problem worthy of attention. Only then can the impact this may have on patients and providers alike be appreciated and faced, and ethically grounded practices affirming patient autonomy, consent, and voluntariness be developed.
Australian Social Work, 2006
General practitioners (GPs) in Australia play a central role in the delivery of mental health car... more General practitioners (GPs) in Australia play a central role in the delivery of mental health care. This
article describes the PULSAR (Principles Unite Local Services Assisting Recovery) Primary Care protocol, a novel
mixed methods evaluation of a training intervention for GPs in recovery-oriented practice. The aim of the
intervention is to optimize personal recovery in patients consulting study GPs for mental health issues.
Australian Social Work, 2006
Respect for patient autonomy is fundamental to participatory health models where treatment decisi... more Respect for patient autonomy is fundamental to participatory health models where treatment decisions are made through a partnership based on mutually acknowledged expertise between patient and provider. For patients subject to mental health law (MHL), however, patient autonomy can be overridden on grounds of incapacity to make treatment decisions. In such cases, providers become substitute decision makers and patients may be treated without their consent, presenting a challenge for participatory practices. This paper uses an ethical lens to focus on limits placed on health care decision making in the case of people governed by MHL, using Victoria, Australia as its example. It is argued that the first step must be to recognize loss of patient autonomy under MHL as an ethical problem worthy of attention. Only then can the impact this may have on patients and providers alike be appreciated and faced, and ethically grounded practices affirming patient autonomy, consent, and voluntariness be developed.
Australian Social Work, 2006