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 [...]
I have been reading about the recent decision of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to lift a ban on antidepressant medications use. Prior policy dictated that if a pilot admitted to having depression or to taking medications for depression could not fly.
This policy change is certainly a step forward in de-stigmatizing the psychiatric/medical illness called [...]
We were all shocked to find out that the person behind The Fort Hood Shootings on November 5th was a physician and a psychiatrist!
Despite some views that focus on the gunman’s religious or terrorist affiliation, there are a lot of people who automatically thought that this person “must have been a mental patient (crazy, nuts, [...]
We hear or listen about the need for reform for our health care system. Some people focus on insurance coverage, some on cost containment, and some others on what health services are included.
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