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Psychiatric diagnoses in a group of astronaut applicantsBetween 1959 and 1987, the psychiatric evaluation of astronaut candidates evolved from a 30-h intensive examination evaluating applicants for psychopathology, and studying their performance under stress, to a 2-h clinical interview whose structure and contents were determined by the individual examiner. Evaluations done during these years applied both psychiatric (or, 'select-out') criteria and psychological (or, 'select-in') criteria. In an attempt to more rigorously define the psychiatric, 'select-out' component, a standardized, semistructured clinical interview was developed to identify the presence or history of psychiatric disorders listed in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 3rd Ed. ('DSM-III'). A total of 117 astronaut applicants underwent this clinical interview as part of a comprehensive medical evaluation during a recent astronaut selection. Of the 117 applicants, 9 (7.7 percent) met DSM-III criteria for a variety of Axis I and Axis II diagnoses, including V-code diagnoses.
Document ID
19910069271
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
Santy, Patricia A.
(Texas Univ. Galveston, TX, United States)
Faulk, Dean M.
(Texas, University Galveston, United States)
Holland, Al W.
(NASA Johnson Space Center Houston, TX, United States)
Date Acquired
August 14, 2013
Publication Date
October 1, 1991
Publication Information
Publication: Aviation, Space, and Environmental Medicine
Volume: 62
ISSN: 0095-6562
Subject Category
Behavioral Sciences
Accession Number
91A53894
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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