Cases from the aerospace medicine residents' teaching file. Case H56. Pilot incapacitation of psychiatric etiology (PIPE)
A case is presented which involves a fighter pilot with anxiety disorder and in-flight panic attacks. The initial presentation, clinical course, evaluation, and aeromedical disposition are all discussed.
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USAF School of Aerospace Medicine and Clinical Sciences Division, Armstrong Laboratory, Brooks, AFB, TX.
Carpenter
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D000328:Adult; D000337:Aerospace Medicine; D001008:Anxiety Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008889:Military Personnel; D016584:Panic Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis*