PSYCHOPHARMACA, PSYCHIC ILLNESS, AND DRIVING ABILITY: A CONTRIBUTION TO THE DEBATE

Four studies treating methodological and clinical aspects of the question of driving ability of the mentally ill under psychopharmaca have been discussed. The complexity of the integral interplay in the domain of physiological, emotional, and psychomotor-cognitive functions relevant for driving behaviour makes an equally complex experimental design appear necessary to tackle this problem. Although the various test apparatus marketed for the investigation of driving fitness allow a relatively proper estimate, the examination of mentally ill patients under psychopharmaca calls for the differentiated inclusion of physiological, pharmacological, pharmacokinetic, pschomotor-cognitive, and personality-specific dimensions. The present state of science requires the repeated judgment of the treating therapist in addition. This judgment can only be made on the basis of a partnership between doctor and patient.

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• Authors:
  • HOBI, V
• Publication Date: 1982

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 283-305
• Serial:
  • Journal of International Medical Research
  • Volume: 10
  • Issue Number: 5
  • Publisher: Cambridge Medical Publication Limited
  • ISSN: 0300-0605

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Driving; Mental illness
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00386518
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Report/Paper Numbers: HS-036 148
• Files: HSL, TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Jun 28 1984 12:00AM