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“I’m not OK.” Those words from an off-duty Alaska Airlines pilot, authorities said, preceded an episode last weekend in which he briefly attempted to disable a commercial jet’s engines midflight. They have also thrust back to the fore a long-running debate over how to assess and treat airline pilots’ mental health. Often portrayed as steely and confident, pilots sometimes have been reluctant to share and seek treatment for mental health struggles, for fear they could lose their jobs or derail their careers, regulators and advocacy groups say. The role that the Alaska Airlines pilot’s mental state may have played in the incident isn’t clear. Authorities said that he spoke afterward about struggles with depression, and the recent death of a friend. The Federal Aviation Administration relies on pilots to self-disclose mental health conditions. But pilots in some cases don’t report these conditions because of potential career repercussions and fear of financial hardship, a July FAA report found. There is a stigma against talking about mental health struggles in the aviation industry, said Nastassja Lewis, a flight attendant and founder of the thAIRapy organization, which advocates for better mental-health care in aviation. “It’s like a silent cancer in this industry,” Lewis said. Pilots can be reluctant to admit mental health struggles because they fear being pulled off the job for further evaluation, which means added stress from not being able to support their families or pay their mortgages, Lewis said. Pilots are subject to medical certificates that determine their fitness to fly. A study published last year in the Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine found that about 56% of 3,765 pilots surveyed reported behaviors such as avoiding seeking medical care, going outside formal channels, or not disclosing health information due to the perceived risk of losing their flying status. In many cases, pilots’ fears about being permanently sidelined may be unwarranted, but can lead them to hold off on seeking help until symptoms worsen, the study said. “Really what we should be doing is encouraging them to seek care early,” said Dr. William Hoffman, one of the study’s authors and a neurologist and aeromedical researcher at the University of North Dakota. The FAA said pilots must report mental health conditions during regular medical exams, and it encourages pilots to seek treatment since most conditions, if treated, don’t disqualify pilots from flying. Pilots who start taking certain antidepressants, for example, need to wait six months for any side effects to stabilize and undergo evaluation before they can be cleared to fly again. The agency said it has sought to eliminate the stigma around mental health in aviation. The FAA also said it would revoke a pilot’s medical certificate if it becomes aware of significant mental health issues.
Airline Industry’s ‘Silent’ Struggle: Pilots and Mental Health
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Something that has always intrigued me (and many readers and air travelers, too!) is explained in this article. #cabincrew #cabincrewtraining #flightattendant #aviationtraining #airlines #flying #airtravel
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Why Flight Attendants Sit On Their Hands When in the Jumpseat
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…we're interested in finding a way to help pilots with mild symptoms -- perhaps those on the spectrum of life's usual challenges -- to get the support they need easily and quickly. The Washington Post story should be an opportunity for us to rethink how we approach mental health aviation and how we might achieve mental wellness in the aerospace system of the future. We should investigate ways to transition away from our current clinical approach -- one focused on mental health diagnoses and healthcare usage -- to one focused on performance. Can the pilot perform their duties regardless of the mental health labels in their medical record? Such an approach would focus on pilot peer assessments and recurrent cognitive testing focused on performance.
Neurologist and Aircrew Brain Health Researcher; Affiliated Assistant Professor of Aviation, University of North Dakota; *All views are my own*
There’s more to the story! Thank you Medpages for publishing our op-ed response to the The Washington Post article about pilots withholding health information published in late August 2023. The Post article should serve as an opportunity for us to rethink how we might build a system that minimizes barriers to mental wellness while maintaining aviation's exceptional safety record. How might we achieve this aim? We should investigate ways to transition away from our current clinical approach -- one focused on mental health diagnoses and healthcare usage -- to one focused on performance. Can the pilot perform their duties regardless of the mental health labels in their medical record? Such an approach would focus on pilot peer assessments and recurrent cognitive testing focused on performance. The science of this approach is evolving and is already being used in other parts of the transportation industry and within healthcare. This is about meeting the unique healthcare needs of pilots and aircrew patients while maintaining aviation’s exceptional safety record! What was your take to the The Washington Post article? University of North Dakota Columbia University Irving Medical Center American Academy of Neurology International Pilot Peer Assist Coalition Dave Fielding Herwin Bongers Peter Whitten Mental Health UK Mental Health Commission of Canada Mental Health Systems National Transportation Safety Board National Business Aviation Association AOPA Air Line Pilots Association British Airline Pilots' Association (BALPA) Flight Attendant International, LLC UND Aerospace Aerospace Medicine Student and Resident Organization at Carolina Aerospace Medicine #pilots #pilothealth #airline #airlinepilot #airlines #pilottraining #peersupport #mentalhealth #mentalhealthmatters #airliners #pilotsofinstagram #flighttraining #aviationsafety #safety #occupationalmentalhealth Aero Crew News, LLC Defense News United States Department of Defense United States Air Force Air & Space Forces Association #airforce #occhealth Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (JOEM) Journal of Occupational Medicine Reyné O'Shaughnessy #aerospacemedicine Genevieve Friedman Laurie Shaw Captain Laura Einsetler
Opinion | There's More to the Story of Pilots Avoiding Mental Health Care
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Evidenced Based Training (EBT) describes how aviation can become safer through focussing on building performance competencies rather than demonstrating over-practiced manoeuvres that for years we believed acted as a proxy for piloting skill and capability. So let’s consider that possibly the proxy which we have for years accepted as the flight safety determinant for mental health (the clinical diagnosis of depression) might be improved and then maybe explore how evidence based medical approval is safer for aviation from a sustainable longer lens viewpoint.
Neurologist and Aircrew Brain Health Researcher; Affiliated Assistant Professor of Aviation, University of North Dakota; *All views are my own*
There’s more to the story! Thank you Medpages for publishing our op-ed response to the The Washington Post article about pilots withholding health information published in late August 2023. The Post article should serve as an opportunity for us to rethink how we might build a system that minimizes barriers to mental wellness while maintaining aviation's exceptional safety record. How might we achieve this aim? We should investigate ways to transition away from our current clinical approach -- one focused on mental health diagnoses and healthcare usage -- to one focused on performance. Can the pilot perform their duties regardless of the mental health labels in their medical record? Such an approach would focus on pilot peer assessments and recurrent cognitive testing focused on performance. The science of this approach is evolving and is already being used in other parts of the transportation industry and within healthcare. This is about meeting the unique healthcare needs of pilots and aircrew patients while maintaining aviation’s exceptional safety record! What was your take to the The Washington Post article? University of North Dakota Columbia University Irving Medical Center American Academy of Neurology International Pilot Peer Assist Coalition Dave Fielding Herwin Bongers Peter Whitten Mental Health UK Mental Health Commission of Canada Mental Health Systems National Transportation Safety Board National Business Aviation Association AOPA Air Line Pilots Association British Airline Pilots' Association (BALPA) Flight Attendant International, LLC UND Aerospace Aerospace Medicine Student and Resident Organization at Carolina Aerospace Medicine #pilots #pilothealth #airline #airlinepilot #airlines #pilottraining #peersupport #mentalhealth #mentalhealthmatters #airliners #pilotsofinstagram #flighttraining #aviationsafety #safety #occupationalmentalhealth Aero Crew News, LLC Defense News United States Department of Defense United States Air Force Air & Space Forces Association #airforce #occhealth Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (JOEM) Journal of Occupational Medicine Reyné O'Shaughnessy #aerospacemedicine Genevieve Friedman Laurie Shaw Captain Laura Einsetler
Opinion | There's More to the Story of Pilots Avoiding Mental Health Care
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Neurologist and Aircrew Brain Health Researcher; Affiliated Assistant Professor of Aviation, University of North Dakota; *All views are my own*
There’s more to the story! Thank you Medpages for publishing our op-ed response to the The Washington Post article about pilots withholding health information published in late August 2023. The Post article should serve as an opportunity for us to rethink how we might build a system that minimizes barriers to mental wellness while maintaining aviation's exceptional safety record. How might we achieve this aim? We should investigate ways to transition away from our current clinical approach -- one focused on mental health diagnoses and healthcare usage -- to one focused on performance. Can the pilot perform their duties regardless of the mental health labels in their medical record? Such an approach would focus on pilot peer assessments and recurrent cognitive testing focused on performance. The science of this approach is evolving and is already being used in other parts of the transportation industry and within healthcare. This is about meeting the unique healthcare needs of pilots and aircrew patients while maintaining aviation’s exceptional safety record! What was your take to the The Washington Post article? University of North Dakota Columbia University Irving Medical Center American Academy of Neurology International Pilot Peer Assist Coalition Dave Fielding Herwin Bongers Peter Whitten Mental Health UK Mental Health Commission of Canada Mental Health Systems National Transportation Safety Board National Business Aviation Association AOPA Air Line Pilots Association British Airline Pilots' Association (BALPA) Flight Attendant International, LLC UND Aerospace Aerospace Medicine Student and Resident Organization at Carolina Aerospace Medicine #pilots #pilothealth #airline #airlinepilot #airlines #pilottraining #peersupport #mentalhealth #mentalhealthmatters #airliners #pilotsofinstagram #flighttraining #aviationsafety #safety #occupationalmentalhealth Aero Crew News, LLC Defense News United States Department of Defense United States Air Force Air & Space Forces Association #airforce #occhealth Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (JOEM) Journal of Occupational Medicine Reyné O'Shaughnessy #aerospacemedicine Genevieve Friedman Laurie Shaw Captain Laura Einsetler
Opinion | There's More to the Story of Pilots Avoiding Mental Health Care
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Commercial pilots, like the rest of us, will meet adversity in life. Setting up airline-independent programmes that work with how to deal with adversity could be one path to take when it comes to pilots' mental well being. Barriers against poor mental health are i.e. having good relations, experiencing positive emotions, being engaged in your everyday life and acitivities, experiencing a sense of meaning in life, and acknowledging yourself for your achievements. These parameters can be trained to develop and maintain an ability to bounce back when meeting adversity. Fly safe!
Neurologist and Aircrew Brain Health Researcher; Affiliated Assistant Professor of Aviation, University of North Dakota; *All views are my own*
There’s more to the story! Thank you Medpages for publishing our op-ed response to the The Washington Post article about pilots withholding health information published in late August 2023. The Post article should serve as an opportunity for us to rethink how we might build a system that minimizes barriers to mental wellness while maintaining aviation's exceptional safety record. How might we achieve this aim? We should investigate ways to transition away from our current clinical approach -- one focused on mental health diagnoses and healthcare usage -- to one focused on performance. Can the pilot perform their duties regardless of the mental health labels in their medical record? Such an approach would focus on pilot peer assessments and recurrent cognitive testing focused on performance. The science of this approach is evolving and is already being used in other parts of the transportation industry and within healthcare. This is about meeting the unique healthcare needs of pilots and aircrew patients while maintaining aviation’s exceptional safety record! What was your take to the The Washington Post article? University of North Dakota Columbia University Irving Medical Center American Academy of Neurology International Pilot Peer Assist Coalition Dave Fielding Herwin Bongers Peter Whitten Mental Health UK Mental Health Commission of Canada Mental Health Systems National Transportation Safety Board National Business Aviation Association AOPA Air Line Pilots Association British Airline Pilots' Association (BALPA) Flight Attendant International, LLC UND Aerospace Aerospace Medicine Student and Resident Organization at Carolina Aerospace Medicine #pilots #pilothealth #airline #airlinepilot #airlines #pilottraining #peersupport #mentalhealth #mentalhealthmatters #airliners #pilotsofinstagram #flighttraining #aviationsafety #safety #occupationalmentalhealth Aero Crew News, LLC Defense News United States Department of Defense United States Air Force Air & Space Forces Association #airforce #occhealth Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (JOEM) Journal of Occupational Medicine Reyné O'Shaughnessy #aerospacemedicine Genevieve Friedman Laurie Shaw Captain Laura Einsetler
Opinion | There's More to the Story of Pilots Avoiding Mental Health Care
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