Riassunto
In virtù della loro formazione, esperienza e pratica, i professionisti della salute mentale si trovano spesso nella giusta posizione per identificare e determinare le condizioni che potrebbero diminuire l’abilità di guidare un’automobile. A questo proposito, attualmente, ci si chiede, in un ampio dibattito, se sia lecito attendersi dai medici che identifichino quali individui, a causa di un disturbo mentale, non siano in grado di guidare in modo sicuro e, in caso i medici fornissero tale stima, quali ragionevoli misure di protezione dovrebbero mettere in atto.
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Felthous, A.R., Meuser, T.M., Ala, T. (2014). Incidenti stradali1 e ruolo degli operatori della salute mentale. In: Valutazione e gestione della violenza. Springer, Milano. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-88-470-1738-2_26
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