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cbayer

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9. I know that many single vehicle accidents are suicide attempts, but I agree

Reply to HereSince1628 (Reply #8)

Sat Mar 23, 2013, 04:18 PM

Mar 2013

that it is not a common form of suicide. And when it does occur, it usually does not injure others.

At any rate, being suicidal is generally not a permanent condition, and a therapist would have a duty to protect if a patient were truly suicidal. So I don't see why any DMV would need to know.

All this entire thing does, imo, is make it less likely that people that need treatment will seek it out. And that solves absolutely nothing.

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Enhanced mental health reporting...you may not want a gun, how about your driver's license? [View all] HereSince1628 Mar 2013 OP

When I lived in Florida BainsBane Mar 2013 #1

I think a lot of people will feel that way. HereSince1628 Mar 2013 #4

I've work so hard to get around to driving. Neoma Mar 2013 #2

Yes, I can imagine this puts serious burdens on a person. HereSince1628 Mar 2013 #5

This actually means college for me... Neoma Mar 2013 #7

It seems to me that many people with borderline personality in PA wouldn't have a DL if HereSince1628 Mar 2013 #10

Have they also changed the law that requires that therapists have a patient's explicit cbayer Mar 2013 #3

I'm not sure exactly what went down in NY's SAFE act but it did have language to protect clinicians HereSince1628 Mar 2013 #6

Apparently the legislators in PA were worried about suicide by car accident... HereSince1628 Mar 2013 #8

I know that many single vehicle accidents are suicide attempts, but I agree cbayer Mar 2013 #9

Honestly, how do laws get made? STM, boiler plate providers meeting with 20-something staff HereSince1628 Mar 2013 #11

i think it crosses a line fizzgig Mar 2013 #12

The questions vary by state, but the q's have been asked for many years, sometimes decades HereSince1628 Mar 2013 #13