TY - JOUR T1 - Medical warnings reduce older drivers’ risk of motor vehicle injury while adversely affecting mental health and physician relationship JF - Evidence Based Medicine JO - Evid Based Med SP - 153 LP - 154 DO - 10.1136/eb-2012-101116 VL - 18 IS - 4 AU - Guohua Li AU - Thelma J Mielenz Y1 - 2013/08/01 UR - http://ebm.bmj.com/content/18/4/153.abstract N2 - Commentary on: Redelmeier DA, Yarnell CJ, Thiruchelvam D, et al. Physicians’ warnings for unfit drivers and the risk of trauma from road crashes. N Engl J Med 2012;367:1228–36.OpenUrlCrossRefPubMed Driving is an important indicator of mobility in industrialised nations. Over 80% of individuals aged 65 years and older in the USA continue to drive. Research indicates that driving confers significant health benefit to older people, including increased social engagement, increased functional independence, decreased risk of depression and decreased use of long-term care.1 Unfortunately, driving is not free of risk. Older drivers tend to have higher per capita mortality from motor vehicle crashes and higher crash involvement per mile driven than drivers aged 35–64.2 The excess mortality from motor vehicle crashes for older adults is due largely to their depleted ability to survive … ER -