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| Driving and dementia | | Author(s) | Pauline Thomson |
| Corporate Author | Psychologists' Special Interest Group in Elderly People - PSIGE, British Psychological Society |
| Journal title | PSIGE Newsletter, no 98, April 2007 |
| Publisher | Psychologists' Special Interest Group in Elderly People - PSIGE, British Psychological Society, April 2007 |
| Pages | pp 3-49 (whole issue) |
| Source | http://www.psige.org.uk |
| Keywords | Dementia ; Driving capability ; Psychiatrists ; Conference proceedings ; Scotland. |
| Annotation | This special issue of the PSIGE Newsletter summarises the proceedings of a one-day conference organised by the Scottish Branch of PSIGE held in Edinburgh in June 2006. Among the aims was to raise awareness of the impact of receiving a diagnosis of dementia: two drivers shared their differing experiences of the driving licensing process and the methods used to assess ability to drive. A further aim was to enhance knowledge of the legal implications of receiving a diagnosis of dementia, and to raise awareness of the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) procedures. Other papers covered: the process of driving assessment in Scotland; the extent to which risk of accident is increased when driving with dementia; the referral process to the Scottish Driving Assessment Service (SDAS); and developing a memory clinic protocol. A final aim of the conference was to examine how clinicians feel and think about discussing driving with their clients who have dementia; and results are presented of a staff survey examining the issues. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-070521202 A |
| Classmark | EA: OPF: QT9: 6M: 9A |
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