Gieselmann, AstridAstridGieselmannSimon, AlfredAlfredSimonVollmann, JochenJochenVollmannSchöne-Seifert, BettinaBettinaSchöne-Seifert2023-03-222023-03-222018-12https://resolver.sub.uni-goettingen.de/purl?gro-2/123057Advance directives enable patients to ensure that treatment decisions will be based on their autonomous will, even if they are incompetent at the time at which the treatment decision is taken. Although psychiatric advance directives are legally binding in Germany and their benefits are widely acknowledged, they are still infrequently used in German psychiatric practice.enjournal_article10.1177/002076401880832830370816