Driving Cessation and Increased Depressive Symptoms: Prospective Evidence from the New Haven EPESE

OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this study was to determine the association between driving cessation and depressive symptoms among older drivers. Previous efforts in this area have focused on the factors associated with cessation, not the consequences of having stopped.

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