Driver's Licensure and Driving Outcomes Among Youths With Mood Disorders.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Mood disorders are prevalent among adolescents and young adults, and their onset often coincides with driving eligibility. The understanding of how mood disorders are associated with youth driving outcomes is limited.

Objective

To examine the association between the presence of a mood disorder and rates of licensing, crashes, violations, and suspensions among adolescents and young adults.

Design, setting, and participants

This cohort study was conducted among New Jersey residents who were born 1987 to 2000, age eligible to acquire a driver's license from 2004 to 2017, and patients of the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia network within 2 years of licensure eligibility at age 17 years. The presence of a current (ie, ≤2 years of driving eligibility) mood di

SUBMITTER: Gaw CE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11002704 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature