title: Is the Patient Self-Determination Act appropriate for elderly persons hospitalized for depression?
authors: Portland Veterans Affairs Medical Center.
authors: L
authors: L
authors: Ganzini
authors: M A
authors: MA
authors: Lee
authors: R T
authors: RT
authors: Heintz
authors: J D
authors: JD
authors: Bloom
mesh_terms: D016223:Advance Directives / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D000368:Aged; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000523:psychology*; D035082:Federal Government; D005260:Female; D005610:Freedom; D033161:Government Regulation; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D007258:Informed Consent / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D008020:Life Support Care / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000523:psychology; D008297:Male; D026684:Personal Autonomy; D011567:Psychiatric Department, Hospital; D012297:Right to Die / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D018570:Risk Assessment; D028761:Withholding Treatment