Fitness to drive of psychiatric patients

Primary Care Companion to the Journal of Clinical Psychiatry

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 384-390

  De Las Cuevas, Carlos ^a   Sanz, Emilio J ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE LA LAGUNA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COGNITION; DECISION MAKING; DEPRESSION; DEVICE; DRIVER LICENCE; DRIVING ABILITY; FEMALE; HEALTH CENTER; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LNDETER 100 BATTERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL PATIENT; OUTPATIENT; PERSONALITY DISORDER; PSYCHOMOTOR ACTIVITY; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCORING SYSTEM; SPAIN; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

EID: 54349084530     PISSN: 15235998     EISSN: 1555211X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4088/PCC.v10n0506     Document Type: Article

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