The mental health of pilots: an overview.
The impact and long-term psychological consequences of the 11th September 2001 terrorist attacks in the USA involving commercial aircraft are likely to be far-reaching. Pilots were directly affected by these events though it is too early to comprehend the specific psychological and occupational repe...
| Publicado en: | Counselling Psychology Quarterly Vol. 15; no. 3; pp. 239 - 257 |
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| Formato: | Journal Article |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Sep2002
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