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Psychopharmacology in Aviation
Published in Carrie H. Kennedy, Gary G. Kay, Aeromedical Psychology, 2013
Bradford C. Ashley, Gary G. Kay
The treatment of mental health disorders in pilots ultimately comes down to a basic question. Which is of greater concern: the untreated mental health disorder, or the potential side-effects of the psychiatric medication? The answer is that neither is acceptable. Untreated mental illness can dramatically impair a pilot’s ability to safely operate an aircraft. Some forms of psychiatric medication can also produce significant cognitive side-effects. Therefore, it is important to limit our discussion of psychopharmacology to only those medications that, when used to treat relatively mild forms of mental illness, allow the pilot to perform at a normal level of functioning and which are unlikely to produce sudden (or subtle) incapacitation during flight.
How does attention deficit hyperactivity disorder affect children’s road-crossing? A case-control study
Published in Traffic Injury Prevention, 2023
Zahra Tabibi, David C. Schwebel, Mahboobeh Hashemi Juzdani
A total of 50 children (28 diagnosed with ADHD, 22 typically-developing) aged 7–12 years participated in the study. Children with ADHD were recruited from pediatric/family practice clinics in two cities in Iran, Mashhad and Isfahan. ADHD diagnoses were made by either a licensed child psychiatrist or child clinical psychologist. The diagnosis was based on the diagnostic criteria outlined in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 5th Edition, Text Revision (American Psychiatric Association 2013). Children who exhibited intellectual or other disabilities that prevented the child from understanding the study protocol or questionnaires were excluded. The sample of children with ADHD was 50% girls and had a mean age of 9.00 years (SD = 1.29). All children were being treated with family and child psychotherapy and none were treated with medication.