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Depression and driving in the elderly

✍ Scribed by Dr. Judy Rubinsztein; Claire Alison Lawton

Publisher
John Wiley and Sons
Year
1995
Tongue
English
Weight
253 KB
Volume
10
Category
Article
ISSN
0885-6230

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✦ Synopsis

Elderly, depressed patients have particular problems which may hamper their ability to drive a motor car safely. Attention and psychomotor functioning are important for safe driving. These factors are commonly impaired in depression. In addition, age-related decreases in these functions have been shown. The elderly often have other disabilities which may hamper driving, for example poor vision and reduced strength. All these factors may be cumulative and need to be considered by the doctor advising an elderly depressed patient on their ability to drive. These issues are highlighted in this article using two case histories of elderly patients involved in motor car crashes who were depressed.

KEY WORDS-Depression, affective disorder, aged, automobile driving.

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