Healio (5/25, Gramigna) reports, “Most patients with bipolar disorder endorsed involuntary treatment via self-binding directives on the basis of impaired decision-making abilities,” investigators concluded after conducting “a qualitative study in which they analyzed data from an internet-based survey sent to the mailing list of the U.K. charity Bipolar U.K.” According to Healio, “a total of 932 participants with a self-reported clinical diagnosis of bipolar disorder completed the survey; 565 of them, most of whom were white British, gave free-text responses to the open question.” Of those “565 participants, 82% (n = 63) endorsed self-binding directives, and of these individuals, 89% (n = 411) said their main reason for endorsement was a determinate shift to distorted thinking and decision making when unwell.” The findings were published online May 20 in The Lancet Psychiatry.
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— “Most patients with bipolar disorder support self-binding involuntary treatment directives “Joe Gramigna, Healio, May 25, 2021