Influence of psychotropic drugs on driving skils
Psychotropic drugs could influence psychophysical performance and driving skills. Impaired psychophysical performance can therefore represents an important cause of traffic accidents. Most patients are treated as outpatients and are more likely to drive a vehicle than hospitalized patients. The pape...
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Slovenian Medical Association
2013-02-01
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| author | Brigita Novak Šarotar Peter Pregelj |
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| description | Psychotropic drugs could influence psychophysical performance and driving skills. Impaired psychophysical performance can therefore represents an important cause of traffic accidents. Most patients are treated as outpatients and are more likely to drive a vehicle than hospitalized patients. The paper presents different categorizations of psychotropic drugs that are currently in use. The impact of various classes of psychotropic drugs on driving skills is described. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e19332fc1d0e45b9b227fee9839a38b92022-12-22T02:33:38ZengSlovenian Medical AssociationZdravniški Vestnik1318-03471581-02242013-02-01823604Influence of psychotropic drugs on driving skilsBrigita Novak ŠarotarPeter PregeljPsychotropic drugs could influence psychophysical performance and driving skills. Impaired psychophysical performance can therefore represents an important cause of traffic accidents. Most patients are treated as outpatients and are more likely to drive a vehicle than hospitalized patients. The paper presents different categorizations of psychotropic drugs that are currently in use. The impact of various classes of psychotropic drugs on driving skills is described.http://vestnik.szd.si/index.php/ZdravVest/article/view/725driving skillsdrugsantidepressantsbenzodiazepinesantipsychotics |
| spellingShingle | Brigita Novak Šarotar Peter Pregelj Influence of psychotropic drugs on driving skils Zdravniški Vestnik driving skills drugs antidepressants benzodiazepines antipsychotics |
| title | Influence of psychotropic drugs on driving skils |
| title_full | Influence of psychotropic drugs on driving skils |
| title_fullStr | Influence of psychotropic drugs on driving skils |
| title_full_unstemmed | Influence of psychotropic drugs on driving skils |
| title_short | Influence of psychotropic drugs on driving skils |
| title_sort | influence of psychotropic drugs on driving skils |
| topic | driving skills drugs antidepressants benzodiazepines antipsychotics |
| url | http://vestnik.szd.si/index.php/ZdravVest/article/view/725 |
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