<p>Preface (Editors).- Part I; History of Advance Directives and Prerequisites for Validity.- 1. Historical Review of Advance Directives; Alfred Simon.- 2. Personal Capacity to Anticipate Future Illness and Treatment Preferences; Marie-Jo Thiel.- 3. Advance Directives in Psychiatry Jochen Vollmann.- Part II; Defining the Scope of Advance Directives.- 4. On the Scope and Limits of Advance Directives and Prospective Autonomy; Robert Olick.- 5. Revocation of Advance Directives; Ralf Jox.- 6. Limitations to the Scope and Binding Force of Advance Directives: the Conflict Between Compulsory Treatment and the Right to Self‑Determination;<br>Jacqueline Atkinson & Jacqueline Reilly.- 7. Advance Directives in the Context of Imprisonment; Bernice Elger.- Part III; Effects on Family, Friends and Professional Relations.- 8. Advance Directives and the Physician-Patient Relationship: A Surprising Metamorphosis; Mark Aulisio.- </p><p>9. Advance Directives and the Role of Family and Close </p><p>Persons – Legal Provisions and; Challenges; Margot </p><p>Michel.- 10. Advance Directives and the Ethos of Good </p><p>Nursing Care; Settimio Monteverde.- Part IV; Ethical </p><p>Challenges.- 11. Advance Directives Between Respect </p><p>for Patient Autonomy and Paternalism; Manuel Trachsel et </p><p>al..- 12. The Use of Advance Directives in the Context of </p><p>Limited Resources for Healthcare; Ruth Horn & Ruud ter </p><p>Meulen.- 13. From Legal Documents to Patient-Oriented </p><p>Processes: The Evolution of Advance Care Planning; Tanja </p><p>Krones & Sohaila Bastami.- Part V; Conclusions.- 14. </p><p>Concluding Remarks; Editors.- Information on Editors and </p><p>Authors.</p><p></p>