Mental disorder and fitness to drive

Journal of Forensic Psychiatry

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 607-618

  Petch, Edward ^a  

^a Bexley Hospital   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Driving licence; DVLA; Fitness to drive

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; DIAZEPAM; LITHIUM; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT; SEDATIVE AGENT;

ALCOHOL ABUSE; ALCOHOL BLOOD LEVEL; ARTHRITIS; ARTICLE; CONFIDENTIALITY; DRIVER LICENCE; DRIVING ABILITY; DRUG ABUSE; EPILEPSY; FITNESS; HUMAN; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MENTAL DISEASE; NEUROSIS; PERSONALITY DISORDER; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHIATRIST; PSYCHOSIS; SAFETY; SEIZURE; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

EID: 0030459391     PISSN: 09585184     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09585189608415043     Document Type: Article

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