Mental Health: Advance Statements in mental health

From Advance statements under the Mental Health Act in Victoria. State of Victoria - Department of Health. Melbourne; 2014:

"An Advance Statement documents what treatment you would like in case you require compulsory mental health treatment. Treatment means the things used to relieve the symptoms and distress caused by being unwell.

In the event that you receive compulsory mental health treatment, doctors and other people in your treating team have to consider what treatment you would like, including preferences you have written in your Advance Statement.

Advance Statements are not required to be considered if you are receiving voluntary treatment, but it could still be a useful way for you to let your doctors know what treatments you prefer."

• Mental Health Act 2014. Victoria; 2014. Version 23, effective Jan 2022.
• Advance statements under the Mental Health Act in Victoria. State of Victoria - Department of Health. Melbourne; 2014.
• Advance statements. State of Victoria - Department of Health. 2015

Consumer attitudes and experience

• *A model for mental health advance directives in the new Victorian Mental Health and Wellbeing Act. Edan V, Maylea C. Psychiatry, Psychology and Law, 2021:1-9
• Advance statements and nominated persons: A survey exploring consumer attitudes, experiences and perspectives. Victorian Mental Illness Awareness Council. 2018. 
• Consumers’ experiences of mental health advance statements. Maylea C, Jorgensen A, Matta S et al. Laws, 2018, 7(2) 
• *Exploring advance statements for mental health through storytelling. Turton-Lane N, Clarke Y. Health Issues, 2014(111):15-18

Clinician attitudes and experience

• Clinician knowledge and attitudes of mental health advance statements in Victoria, Australia. James R, Maude P, Searby A. International Journal of Mental Health Nursing, 2022, 20:20
• *Mental health clinician training and experiences with utilization of advance statements in Victoria, Australia. James R, Maude P, Searby A. International Journal of Mental Health Nursing, 2022, 31(1):25-34
• *Advance statements in the new Victorian Mental Health Act. Saraf S. Australasian Psychiatry, 2015, 23(3):230-232
• ​*Australian psychiatrists' support for psychiatric advance directives: Responses to a hypothetical vignette. Sellars M, Fullam R, O'Leary C et al. Psychiatry, Psychology and Law, 2017, 24(1):61-73

Legislation

• Mental health advance statements: Crossing the divide from clinical to law enforcement settings. Stavert J. Journal of Psychiatric & Mental Health Nursing, 2021, 28(1):102-106
• *Advance statements within the Victorian mental health setting: A contextual and legislative global comparison. James R, Maude P, McGrath I. Issues in Mental Health Nursing, 2020, 41(4):355-365

Other

• Advance care planning: have the conversation - AMA Victoria

The following videos created in 2018 come from https://www.imha.vic.gov.au/new-videos-about-using-advance-statements-and-appointing-nominated-person which also includes some downloadable resources about advance statements.