Development of anxiety symptoms during a deep diving experiment.
Six commercial divers were investigated for anxiety responses during a 29-day, open-sea world record dive at 500 meters of depth. Three of six (50%) divers developed anxiety. The authors emphasize the importance of research on personality traits as possible predictors for the development of anxiety during deep dives of exceptional depth and duration of confinement.
Abraini
J H
JH
CNRS URA 1630, Institut Jean roche, Faculté de Médecine Nord, Marseille, France.
Ansseau
M
M
Martinez
E
E
Burnet
H
H
Wauthy
J
J
Lemaire
C
C
D000328:Adult; D001007:Anxiety / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology*; D004242:Diving / Q000523:psychology*; D006610:High Pressure Neurological Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008889:Military Personnel / Q000523:psychology; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology*; D010552:Personality Assessment