[The second report on Japanese abroad with psychiatric problems: air transportation of Japanese with mental disorders in western Europe].
This is to report on airline travel processes experienced with two Japanese psychotics (schizophrenic) abroad who were treated by the local consulates of Japan, and escorted by Japanese psychiatrists from April to May in 1989. A comparative analysis was made of the two cases from the following six points of view: psychopathology concerning travel, psychiatric evaluation at the time of travel, access to local psychiatric medical services, trust between the patient and escorting physician, method of administering drugs, and cooperation in strategy with the airline company. Results indicate that the following three points are crucial in the air transportation of Japanese psychotics: 1) Establishment of patient-escorting physician trust relationship, 2) Adequate sedation through sufficient administration of tranquilizers, 3) Establishment of communication and close cooperation with the airline company.
Kuramoto
H
H
University of Tsukuba.
Ikegami
K
K
Uchiki
S
S
Tamura
T
T
Kurabayashi
L
L
Ohta
H
H
Inamura
H
H
D000328:Adult; D000401:Aircraft; D005060:Europe / Q000208:ethnology; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan; D008297:Male; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D012559:Schizophrenia; D014149:Tranquilizing Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage; D014187:Transportation of Patients; D014195:Travel
D014149:Tranquilizing Agents