Guidelines Issued on Dementia and Driving

U.K. guidelines can also help clinicians in the U.S. and elsewhere in assessing and advising patients.

Guidelines on talking about driving with patients suffering from dementia or mild cognitive impairment have been issued by a working group from several U.K. organizations, including the Royal College of Psychiatrists and Royal College of General Practitioners.

Although specific in its legal particulars to the U.K., the document offers questions that all clinicians can use in talking with patients and family members to assess the driver's safety (see page 26 of the guidelines).

The National Institutes of Health provides U.S.-specific resources for both patients and clinicians: https://www.nia.nih.gov/health/driving-safety-and-alzheimers-disease.

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Joe Elia, Physician's First Watch

Guidelines Issued on Dementia and Driving

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