The Bouras Blog

I understand that some people would be concerned about pilots flying while taking medications. However, I would personally be much more concerned if a pilot was depressed and having suicidal thoughts and flying a plane on which I am a passenger. (O.K., that’s an extreme and I have not heard of a commercial pilot taking a plane down due to suicidal ideations.) I do agree with you that nothing is gained by forcing any person to hide an illness that is treatable. There is so much misunderstanding and stigma surrounding any mental illness in our culture. Great advances in treatments have been made, yet the fear and misunderstanding continues. Education leads to understanding. Unfortunately, we have a long way to go to get the education to the masses.