title: The emotional consequences of ejection, rescue and rehabilitation in Royal Air Force aircrew.
abstract: Retrospective questionnaire information was sought from in 175 Royal Air Force officers who had survived ejection from an aircraft and 88% replied. A profile of risk factors, both objective and subjective, was found in the 40% who subsequently experienced prolonged emotional disturbances. Confidential counselling of ejection survivors should therefore be routine. Consultation between involved medical staff and a Service psychiatrist can increase awareness that surviving aircrew may not be as composed and unaffected as they seem, while appropriate counselling can reduce prolonged emotional morbidity.
mesh_terms: D000060:Accidents, Aviation; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000337:Aerospace Medicine; D003376:Counseling; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019964:Mood Disorders / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D012046:Rehabilitation / Q000523:psychology; D012189:Retrospective Studies