Citation

Bech P. Pharmakopsychiatr. Neuropsychopharmakol. 1975; 8(4): 143-150.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1975, Georg Thieme Verlag)

DOI

10.1055/s-0028-1094453

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

By use of a car simulator the author tested the driving behaviour of 46 inpatients before and during treatment. On the basis of the presence of psychotic symptoms the patients were divided into a psychotic and a non psychotic group and matched according to age, sex, and driving experience. Before treatment the psychotic group had a statistically significant prolongation of brake time in such a way that their performance deteriorated more markedly over trials. During treatment there was no statistically significant difference between the two groups, indicating that antipsychotic drugs given to psychotic patients do not impair their driving, but on the contrary increase the vigilance.

Keywords: Cannabis impaired driving; DUID; Ethanol impaired driving

Language: en

Keywords

Adult; Female; Male; alcohol; Automobile Driving; Human; cannabis; Psychotic Disorders; car driving; major clinical study; psychosis; amitriptyline; neuroleptic agent; Tranquilizing Agents; performance; Middle Age; Reaction Time; clinical study; Automobile Driver Examination; chlorprothixene; flupentixol; haloperidol; imipramine; perphenazine