psychiatric commission and drivers with personality disorders: a prospective cohort study

Introduction: this study investigated the impact of a psychiatry commission on individuals with psychiatric disorders prior to their driving license renewal.method: the current cohort study included 188 individuals seeking driving license renewal in 2017-19. their prior traffic accidents and infringements were assessed. after renewal, any new traffic incidents were monitored. the gathered data entered into spss. p-value < 0.05 was considered significant.results: after the renewal, there was a significant reduction in the frequency of infringements per year (p-value<0.001). the incidence of traffic infringements (p-value<0.001) was remarkably reduced. the highest rates of infringements after license renewal included stopping or bypassing in prohibited places (48.3%), illegal speeding or overtaking (21.6%), and failure to observe the safety issues or traffic signs (12.5%), respectively. the types of accidents did not change (p-value=0.99). the incidence of hurt (p-value<0.001) and death (p-value=0.034) due to the accidents and the culprit of the accidents (p-value<0.001) significantly decreased.conclusion: based on the findings, a psychiatry commission and shorter period of driving license renewal for individuals with psychiatric disorders or personality traits who have had a history of traffic infringements or accidents led to significantly less rates of traffic infringements and adverse events due to traffic incidents.