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Development of the Saskatchewan Psychiatric Occupational Therapy Driving Screen

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The Saskatchewan Psychiatric Occupational Therapy Driving Screen (SPOT-DS), developed as the first comprehensive clinical reasoning guide for screening drivers with psychiatric conditions, can assist in protecting clients’ driving privileges, while ensuring public safety on the roads by providing a systematic approach to screening drivers.
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IntroductionScreening driving ability is challenging in psychiatry due to the fluctuating nature of psychiatric diagnoses, psychosocial factors, and the impact of medications. An examination of bes...

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Occupational therapy driver assessments with mental health consumers: A mixed-methods study.

TL;DR: Driver assessments enable most consumers to return to driving and require greater support to perform this role, including dedicated time and peer support, to facilitate multidisciplinary clinicians and consumers to collaboratively achieve driving outcomes.
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Saskatchewan physicians' attitudes and knowledge regarding assessment of medical fitness to drive

TL;DR: Most of the Saskatchewan physicians surveyed supported restricted licensing, and the availability of restricted licensing made them more likely to report patients considered medically unfit to drive and the physician-patient relationship was felt to be negatively affected by reporting.
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Stahl's essential psychopharmacology: Neuroscientific basis and practical applications (4th edition)

TL;DR: In this paper, Stahl's essential psychopharmacology: Neuroscientific basis and practical applications (4th edition) is described and a review of its application in child and adolescent mental health is presented.
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Assessing executive function in relation to fitness to drive: A review of tools and their ability to predict safe driving

TL;DR: The Driving Executive Function Tool Guide provides useful information that should facilitate decision-making and selection of appropriate executive function tools in relation to driving.
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Review of tests contributing to the occupational therapy off-road driver assessment

TL;DR: Off-road driver assessments reported in the published literature or used by occupational therapists in Australia are reviewed to guide occupational therapy driver assessors in their selection of off-road assessments, and contribute to future research to develop a standardised off- road driver assessment for occupational therapists.
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Assessment Tools for Evaluating Fitness to Drive: A Critical Appraisal of Evidence:

TL;DR: Caution is warranted in using any one office-based tool to predict driving fitness; rather, a multifactorial-based assessment approach that includes physical, cognitive, and visual-perceptual components, is recommended.
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