A brief office-based hazard perception intervention for drivers with ADHD symptoms

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 528-534

  Poulsen, Anne A ^a   Horswill, Mark S ^a   Wetton, Mark A ^a   Hill, Andrew ^a   Lim, Sok Mui ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder; Driving; Hazard perception

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRIVER; DRIVING ABILITY; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTERVENTION STUDY; MALE; PERCEPTIVE DISCRIMINATION; RESPONSE TIME; TRAFFIC SAFETY;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTENTION; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; RISK FACTORS; SAFETY; VIDEO RECORDING; VISUAL PERCEPTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77952864776     PISSN: 00048674     EISSN: 14401614     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00048671003596048     Document Type: Article

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