Canadian psychiatrists' current attitudes, practices, and knowledge regarding fitness to drive in individuals with mental illness: A cross-Canada survey

Canadian Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 51, Issue 13, 2006, Pages 836-846

  Ménard, Ingrid ^a,c   Korner Bitensky, Nicol ^a   Dobbs, Bonnie ^b   Casacalenda, Nicola ^c,d   Beck, Philip R ^d   Gélinas, Isabelle ^a   Molnar, Frank J ^e,f   Naglie, Gary ^g,h  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^c MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^e BRUYÈRE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^f UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^g UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^h TORONTO REHABILITATION INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Driving; Fitness to drive; Mental illness; Psychiatrists

Indexed keywords

BENZODIAZEPINE; PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT; SEROTONIN NORADRENALIN REUPTAKE INHIBITOR; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR;

ACCIDENT; ARTICLE; CANADA; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRIVING ABILITY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG RESPONSE; DRUG USE; FITNESS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LAW; LICENSING; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MENTAL DISEASE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; POLICY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PSYCHIATRIST; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; MALE; MENTAL CAPACITY; MIDDLE AGED; STATISTICS;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CANADA; COGNITION DISORDERS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL COMPETENCY; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 33847005482     PISSN: 07067437     EISSN: 14970015     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/070674370605101305     Document Type: Article

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