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- Title
Psychiatric Issues in Space.
- Authors
Kanas, Nick
- Abstract
The article discusses mental health issues involved with manned spaceflight. Topics covered include the depression experienced by an astronaut because of the isolation he felt and his separation from his family, the possible reason behind failure to report major mood and thought disorders during space missions and the existence of asthenization or an adjustment reaction related to the concept of neurasthenia. Also mentioned is the availability of psychoactive medications for space missions.
- Subjects
MENTAL illness risk factors; POST-traumatic stress disorder; CONFINED spaces (Work environment); ADAPTABILITY (Personality); EXPERIENCE; JOB stress; SPACE flight; PSYCHOLOGY
- Publication
Psychiatric Times, 2016, Vol 33, Issue 6, p1
- ISSN
0893-2905
- Publication type
Article