This book provides an authoritative and practical guide to the assessment, management, treatment and care of pilots and other professional groups within aviation, covering a range of relevant topics, for health and human resources practitioners working in the airline industry.

1: Aviation Mental Health: An Introduction; 1: Psychological Issues of Flight and Cabin Crew; 2: Psychological Stress and Air Travel: An Overview of Psychological Stress Affecting Airline Passengers; 3: Psychological Factors Relating to Physical Health Issues: How Physical Factors in Aviation and Travel Affect Psychological Functioning; 4: Psychological Problems Among Passengers and On-Board Psychiatric Emergencies; 5: The Nature, Characteristics, Impact, and Personal Implications of Fear of Flying; 6: Flight or Fright? Psychological Approaches to the Treatment of Fear of Flying; 7: Posttraumatic Stress Reactions Following Aircraft Disasters; 2: Psychological Processes Among Passengers and Crew; 8: Psychiatric Disorders and Syndromes Among Pilots; 9: The Psychiatric Evaluation of Air Crew; 10: Psychological Assessment and Reporting of Crew Mental Health; 11: Psychological Factors in Cockpit Crew Selection; 12: Psychological Aspects of Selection of Flight Attendants; 13: How Cabin Crew Cope with Work Stress; 14: Psychological Problems Among Cabin Crew; 3: Related Themes in Aviation; 15: Psychological Aspects of Astronaut Selection; 16: Occupational Factors in Pilot Mental Health: Sleep Loss, Jet Lag, and Shift Work; 17: Legal Aspects of Aviation Health: The Changing Landscape 1; 18: Aviation Psychology in a Developing Country: South Africa; 19: How We Explain Misfortune: Psychological Implications for Mental Health in Aviation Professionals; Epilogue