Psychiatric disorders in civilian pilots.
Psychiatric disorders are second only to cardiovascular disorders as a cause of permanent loss of licence in both professional aircrew and private pilots in the UK. In professional aircrew, psychiatric disorders are commonly aviation-related, whilst in private pilots less effective selection and the stresses of business and personal affairs are common factors. Because human error is a major cause of accidents, the early diagnosis of disorders of thought and behaviour is clearly crucial in promoting flight safety. Airline doctors and AMEs must play the most important part.
D000337:Aerospace Medicine; D006801:Humans; D008004:Licensure; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006113:United Kingdom