1) Backlar, P. the Family Face of Schizophrenia, New York: Tarcher/Putnam, 1994, Paperback 1995
PUBLICATIONS
Books
1) Backlar, P. The Family Face of Schizophrenia, New York: Tarcher/Putnam, 1994, paperback 1995.
2) Dunn, P., Backlar, P., & White, J., (Eds.). Health Care Ethics Case Workbook, Volume II, Portland, Ore: Center for Ethics in Health Care, Oregon Health Sciences University; 1995.
3) Backlar, P., & Cutler, D.L., (Eds.). Ethics in Community Mental Health Care: Commonplace Concerns. Kluwer Academic/Human Sciences Press, Inc., New York, N.Y., 2002.
Pamphlets
4) Backlar, P. Can I Plan Now for the Mental Health Treatment I Would Want If I Were In Crisis? A Guide to Oregon's Declaration for Mental Health Treatment, State of Oregon, Office of Mental Health Services and Developmental Disability Services Division, 1994, updated August 2000.
Journal Guest Editor
5) Backlar P, & McFarland, BH, Healthcare Ethics Committee Forum (HEC Forum) September 1993, 5(5), Special Issue on Healthcare Ethics Committees in State Mental Hospitals.
Articles
6) Backlar P., & McFarland BH., Guest Editors, Introduction. HealthCare Ethics Committee Forum, 1993, 5(5):270-271.
7) Backlar P., & McFarland BH. A national survey of ethics committees in state mental hospitals. HealthCare Ethics Committee Forum, 1993, 5(5):272-288.
8) Backlar P., & McFarland BH. Clozapine rationing in a state mental hospital: Reviewing a HECs case consultation. HealthCare Ethics Committee Forum, 1993, 5(5):302-318.
9) Backlar P. A parent's limits. Wall Street Journal, 9 March 1994, Editorial Page, A14.
10) Backlar P, & McFarland BH. Ethics committees in state mental hospitals: a national survey. Hospital and Community Psychiatry, 1994, 45(6):576-580 (peer reviewed).
11) Backlar P. Ethics and community mental healthcare. Community Mental Health Journal, 1995, 31 (1): 5-8.
12) Backlar, P. What's in a name? Mental Health? Behavioral Health? Community Mental Health Journal, 1996, 32 (1): 5-8.
13) Backlar, P. The longing for order: Oregon's medical advance directive for mental health treatment. Community Mental Health Journal, 1995, 31 (2):103-107.
14) Backlar, P. Will the "age of bureaucracy" silence the rights versus needs debate? Community Mental Health Journal, 1995, 31 (3):201-206.
15) Backlar, P. Health care reform: Will the subject fall out of the topic? Community Mental Health Journal, 1995, 31 (4): 297-301.
16) Backlar, P. Managed mental health care and conflicts of interest in the provider/client relationship. Community Mental Health Journal, 1996, 32 (2): 101-106.
17) Backlar, P. Genes and behavior: Will genetic information change the way we see ourselves? Community Mental Health Journal, 1996, 32 (3):205-209.
18) Backlar, P. Assessing decision-making capacity: A slippery business. Community Mental Health Journal, 1996, 32 (4): 321-325.
19) Backlar, P. The three "R's": Roles, relationships, and rules. Community Mental Health Journal, 1996, 32 (5): 505-509.
20) Backlar, P. Confidentiality and common sense. Community Mental Health Journal, 1996, 32 (6): 513-518.
21) Backlar, P., & McFarland, B.H. A survey on use of advance directives for mental health treatment in Oregon. Psychiatric Services, 1996, 47 (12): 1387-1389.
22) Backlar, P. (1997). `Shine' reflects life, but imperfectly. The Oregonian, Saturday, March 29, Op-Ed p. B9.
23) Backlar, P. Anticipatory planning for psychiatric treatment is not quite the same as planning for end of life care. Community Mental Health Journal, 1997, 33 (4): 261-268.
24) Backlar, P. (1997). We failed Mary Boos: Law and medicine couldn't protect young schizophrenic from herself. The Sunday Oregonian, November 9, Op-Ed p. G5.
25) Backlar, P. Can we bridge the gap between the actual lives of persons with serious mental disorders and the therapeutic goals of their providers? Community Mental Health Journal, 1997, 33 (6): 465-471.
26) Backlar, P. Criminal behavior and mental disorder: Impediments to assigning moral responsibility. Community Mental Health Journal, 1998, 34 (1): 3-12.
27) Backlar, P. Justice for all? Community Mental Health Journal, 1998, 34 (2): 127-128.
28) Backlar, P. Advance directives for subjects of research who have fluctuating cognitive impairments due to psychotic disorders (such as schizophrenia). Community Mental Health Journal, 1998, 34 (3):229-240.
29) Backlar, P. Addiction: Weakness of will, just plain ill, or something in-between? Community Mental Health Journal, 1998, 34 (4): 329-330.
30) Backlar, P., & McFarland, B.H. Oregon Advance Directive for Mental Health Treatment: Implications for Policy. Administration and Policy in Mental Health, 1998, 25 (6): 609-618.
31) Backlar, P. In pursuit of a peaceful passing: Common moral concerns. Community Mental Health Journal, 1998, 34 (6): 545-546.
32) Backlar, P. Anticipatory planning for research subjects with schizophrenia. Psychology, Public Policy, and Law, 1998, 4 (3):829-853.
33) Backlar, P. Encouraging deeds for those in need: The "Annual Moffic Award" for ethical practice in public sector managed behavioral healthcare. Community Mental Health Journal, 1999, 35 (2), 109-113.
34) Backlar, P. Public bioethics and research involving persons with mental disorders. Community Mental Health Journal, 1999, 35 (5), 389-399.
35) Backlar, P. Searching for common ground and shared values. Community Mental Health Journal, 1999, 35 (6), 485-487.
36) Backlar, P. A Choice of One's Own--Research advance directives: anticipatory planning for research subjects with fluctuating or prospective decisionmaking impairments. Accountability in Research, 1999, 7, 117-128.
37) Swanson, J.W., Tepper, M.C., Backlar, P., Swartz, M.S., & Estroff, S.E. Psychiatric advance directives: An alternative to coercive treatment? Psychiatry, 2000, 63 (2), 160-172.
38) Backlar, P. Improving the lives of persons with serious mental illness: six modest proposals. In The future of Health in Canada, 2000 Conference Proceedings, from the 69th Annual Couchiching 2000 Conference, Couchiching Institute on Public Affairs, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
39) Backlar, P. Improving on nature poses daunting questions. The Oregonian, January 17, Op-Ed, 2001.
40) Backlar, P. For the want of 20 cents, a young man is dead. The Oregonian, Saturday, April 7, 2001, Op-Ed, p. D9.
41) Backlar, P., McFarland, B.H., Swanson, J.W., Mahler, J. Consumer and provider views on psychiatric advance directives. Administration and Policy in Mental Health, 2001, 28 (6), 427- 441.
42) Backlar, P., Charo, R.A., Childress, J.F., Cox, D.R., Greider, C. W., Holtzman, S.H., Kramer, B.O., & Miike, L.H. Don=t Throw the Bath Water Out With the Baby. Reason Magazine, October 26, 2001.
43) Backlar, P. >Out of the Shadows=: Seeking mental health solutions. The Oregonian, Monday, January 6, Op-Ed, 2003.
44) Backlar, P. Anticipatory planning for psychiatric treatment: Liberty or limitation for our future plans? Journal of Forensic Psychology Practice, 2004, vol. 4, no. 4. pp. 83-96.
Chapters
45) Backlar, P. The psychotic pregnant patient: Who owns the child? In Dunn, P., Backlar, P., & White, J., (Eds). Health Care Ethics Case Workbook, Volume II (Portland, Ore: Center for Ethics in Health Care, Oregon Health Sciences University, 1995).
46) Backlar, P. "Passing the buck." No one to make decisions for a dehydrated depressed elderly nursing home dementia patient. Health Care Ethics Case Workbook, Volume II (Portland, Ore: Center for Ethics in Health Care, Oregon Health Sciences University, 1995).
47) Backlar, P. State hospital HIV seropositive patient refuses to wear a chastity belt. In Dunn, P., Backlar, P., & White, J., (Eds). Health Care Ethics Case Workbook, Volume II (Portland, Ore: Center for Ethics in Health Care, Oregon Health Sciences University, 1995).
48) Backlar P. Human subjects research, ethics, research on vulnerable populations. In Encyclopedia of Biotechnology: Ethical, Legal and Policy Issues, edited by T. J. Murray and M.J. Mehlman. John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2000, pp. 641-651.
49) Backlar P. Privacy and confidentiality. In Textbook of Community Psychiatry, G. Thornicroft and G. Szmukler (Eds). Oxford University Press, 2001, pp. 545-556.
50) Backlar, P. Roles, Relationships, and Rules: Boundary Concerns. In Commonplace Concerns: Ethics in Community Mental Health Care. Backlar, P., & Cutler, D.L., (Eds.). Kluwer Academic/Human Sciences Press, Inc., New York, N.Y., (2002).
51) Backlar, P. At Home with Threats and Violence. In Commonplace Concerns: Ethics in Community Mental Health Care. Backlar, P., & Cutler, D.L., (Eds.). Kluwer Academic/Human Sciences Press, Inc., New York, N.Y., (2002).
56) Backlar, P, McFarland, B.H., & Mahler, J. ACan I Plan NOW for the Mental Health Treatment I Would Want If I Were in Crisis?@ Oregon=s Psychiatric Advance Directive. In Commonplace Concerns: Ethics in Community Mental Health Care. Backlar, P., & Cutler, D.L., (Eds.). Kluwer Academic/Human Sciences Press, Inc., New York, N.Y., (2002).
57) Backlar, P. A Choice of One=s Own. Research Advance Directives: Anticipatory Planning for Research subjects with fluctuating or Prospective Decisionmaking Impairments. In Research and Decisional Capacity: Responding to the National Bioethics Advisory Commission. Adil E. Shamoo (Ed.). Taylor & Francis, New York, N.Y., (2002).
58) Backlar, P. Informed Consent: A Limited Protection. In Advisory Committee on Genetic Privacy and Research Report to the 2003 Oregon Legislature, December 2002, pp. 52-58.
National Bioethics Advisory Commission Reports and Recommendations
59) Cloning Human Beings, Rockville, Maryland, June 1997.
60) Research Involving Persons with Mental Disorders that May Affect Decisionmaking Capacity, Rockville, Maryland, December 1998.
61) Research Involving Human Biological Materials: Ethical Issues and Policy Guidance, Rockville, Maryland, August 1999.
62) Ethical Issues in Human Stem Cell Research, Rockville, Maryland, September 1999.
63) Ethical and Policy Issues in International Research: Clinical Trials in Developing Countries, April 2001.
64) Ethical and Policy Issues in the Oversight of Human Research, August 2001.
Book Reviews
65) Backlar P. Surviving Mental Illness: Stress, Coping, and Adaptation, by Agnes B. Hatfield and Harriet P. Lefley (New York: The Guilford Press; 1993). Community Mental Health Journal, 1994, 30(4):419-420.
66) Backlar, P. Carers Perceived: Policy and Practice in Informal Care, by Julia Twigg & Karl Atkin (Buckingham England: Open University Press; 1994). Contemporary Gerontology, , 1994, 1 (4)
67) Backlar, P. Ethical Issues in Mental Health, edited by Philip J. Barker and Steve Baldwin (London: Chapman & Hall; 1991). Community Mental Health Journal, 1996, 32 (3):315-316.
68) Backlar, P. Souls are Made of Endurance: Surviving Mental Illness in the Family, by Stewart D. Govig (Louisville, Kentucky: Westminster John Knox Press; 1994). Community Mental Health Journal, 1997, 33 (3): 255.
69) Backlar, P. Family Caregiving in Mental Illness, by Harriet P. Lefley (Thousand Oaks, California: Sage Publications; 1996). Community Mental Health Journal, 1998, 34 (3): 322-323.
70) Backlar, P. Family Interventions In Mental Illness: International Perspectives, edited by Harriet P. Lefley and Dale L. Johnson (Westport, Connecticut: Praeger Publishers, 2002). Community Mental Health Journal, 2002, 38 (6): 523-524.
71) Backlar, P. Making Medical Decisions for the Profoundly Disabled, by Norman Cantor (The MIT Press 2005). New England Journal of Medicine, 2006, 354 (20):2199-2200.