Abstract
In adult mental health, there are few practice guidelines for occupational therapists with regards to the assessment of driving capacities. This article describes a clinical approach, with regards to driving assessments, in adult mental health. A retrospective study was completed from a chart review of clients seen in occupational therapy, between 1999 and 2004, in the psychiatric out-patient clinic of a university-affiliated hospital. The occupational therapists are not offering road tests but results on the following tests discriminate those individuals considered safe or unsafe drivers: "Trail A" (p=0,0004), "Trail B" (p=0,0005), "Cognitive Behavioural Driver's Inventory" (p=0.006), "Continuous Performance Test" (p=0,001). Results on some psychometric measures have an impact on recommendations made by occupational therapists assessing driving capacities. Future studies should include road test performance of clients in adult mental health.
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