Aviation Neuropsychiatry

Abstract

This article examines mental health factors in aviation and was written for the operational flight surgeon. It is contained as a chapter in the most recent edition of The Flight Surgeon's Guide. The major goal of this publication is to augment flight surgeon's prior psychiatric training with specific aeromedical applications of mental health principles and practices. A few of the specific objectives include: Elucidating the use of the Adaptability Rating for Military Aviation, providing a general understanding of human factors in aviation, examining concepts regarding pilot personality, covering important concepts in Critical Incident Stress Management, examining aviators' typical motivations to fly, and teaching important principles of treatment for psychiatric emergencies in aviation-related situations.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 2000
Accession Number
ADA385693

Entities

People

  • David R Jones
  • Fred E. Drummond
  • John C. Patterson
  • Royden W. Marsh
  • Tim W. Sowin

Organizations

  • United States Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Anxiety Disorders
  • Families (Human)
  • Flight Training
  • Health Services
  • Human Behavior
  • Medical Personnel
  • Military Aviation
  • Military Medicine
  • Personnel Management
  • Psychiatry
  • Psychological Adaptation
  • Psychology
  • Traumatic Stress Disorder
  • Warfare

Fields of Study

  • Medicine
  • Psychology

Readers

  • Military History / Militaries and War Studies
  • Team-Based Human-Centered Cognitive Task Decision Making and Information Performance.
  • Trauma or Military Medicine