The field of aviation neuropsychology helps us to understand and improve human performance and safety in the aerospace industry, both for the estimated 300,000+ commercial pilots and the 4.5 billion passengers they transport every year. This handbook brings together a group of internationally renown academic and industry experts to provide a comprehensive overview of the background, goals, principles, challenges, and associated practice skills and research themes of aviation neuropsychology.
After an introduction to the history and development of aviation psychology, additional sections focus on the importance of prevention and resilience to enhance airline workers' cognitive and mental functioning to reduce the risk of human errors and accidents as well as the different aspects of assessment, including pilot medical certification, neuropsychological testing, and cultural considerations. Additional chapters explore how we can learn from past errors and build on existing strengths. Finally, special aspects are examined, including the role of different common conditions (e.g., neurological and psychological disorders) and report writing in aviation. Readers will find the book full of unique insights, theory, and research, giving them a comprehensive overview of the field.
While the book is designed primarily for health care professionals, neuropsychologists, clinical psychologists, aviation psychologists, aviation medical examiners, neurologists, and flight safety specialists, it will be of interest to other professionals inside and outside of aviation, including professionals in other safety critical settings or researchers looking to improve safety in the aviation industry.
Section I: The History and Development of Aviation
Psychology
Chapter 1 Practicing Aviation Neuropsychology
in a Civilian Regulatory Environment Randy J.
Georgemiller
Chapter 2 A History of the Techniques, Methodologies,
and Practices of Neuropsychology for
Operational Support in Airline Operations and Air
Traffic Management Lea Sophie Vink
Chapter 3 Neurological Conditions and Their
Implications for Crew Licensing and Safety David
G. Newman
Chapter 4 Neuropsychology's Role in Personnel
Selection Raymond E. King and Thomas R. Carretta
Chapter 5 Principles and Practices in Military Aeromedical
(Neuro)psychology F. Pavel and R. Green
Chapter 6 The Role of the Psychiatrist in Neurocognitive
and Mental Health Assessments in Aviators
A. Butt and R. Padua
Chapter 7 Aerospace Neuropsychological Modeling
of Pilot Resources T. A. Van Dillen, T. H. Klevgard, R.
Kane, T. T. Ho, K. A. Fercho, B- S. Torrence, S. V. Ligda,
and A. P. Tvaryanas
Section II: Prevention and Resilience
Chapter 8 Salutogenic Approach to Mental Health
and Well-Being in Aviation Sanjiv Sharma, Laurie
Shaw, and Anthony Carter
Chapter 9 Vulnerability and Protective Factors in
Pilot Mental Health and Well-Being
Corrie Anna Ackland and Brett Robert Charles
Molesworth
Chapter 10 The Clinical Utility of Structured Cognitive
Training in Pilots John Milanovich
Chapter 11 Substance Use Disorders in Aviation
Quay Snyder
Section III: Assessment
Chapter 12 The Role of Cognitive Screening for
Pilot Medical Certification Kelene A. Fercho
Chapter 13 The Cognitive Challenges of Aviation:
Exploring the Demands on Pilots and Air Traffic
Controllers Nadine Belser and Viktor Oubaid
Chapter 14 The Challenges of Defining the Aeromedical
Significance of Neuropsychological Test
Results Robert L. Kane, Kelene A. Fercho, Jerry
Crutchfield, Carlos Porges, and Thomas A. Van Dillen
Chapter 15 Assessing Cognition for Aviation: Findings
From a Systematic Review of Neuropsychological
Tests Used to Assess Pilots
Eilis Boudreau and Annette M. Totten
Chapter 16 Toward a Systematized Interpretation
for the Pilot Neuropsychological Examination
Michael Chafetz
Chapter 17 Language and Cultural Considerations
in Neuropsychological Evaluations With Aviators
F. Irani, L. Drag, M. Jo, and D. Silva
Chapter 18 The Development and Deployment of
Future Integrated Neuropsychological Support
for Operations: The Case for and Definition of
Real-Time Computational Human Performance
Lea Sophie Vink
Chapter 19 Cognitive Assessment of Astronauts
Mathias Basner, Gary Strangman, and Ruben C. Gur
Section IV: Investigation
Chapter 20 Air Accident Investigation With a Focus
on Relevant Neuropsychological Factors
Rob Bor, Carina Eriksen, and Alpo Vuorio
Chapter 21 Cognitive Functioning and Piloting in
the Context of Incidents and Trauma M. Wiggins
Chapter 22 Advancing Aerospace Medicine: Integrating
Data-Driven Approaches for Flight Safety
and Pilot Well-Being
Ann Norris, Valerie Skaggs, and Thomas Chidester
Chapter 23 Toxic Fumes in Airplane Cabins: A
Health and Flight Safety Risk?
Sarah Mackenzie Ross
Section V: Specialist Aspects of Aviation Neuropsychology
Chapter 24 Conditions Common in Aviation and
Their Neuropsychological Implications Lauren Drag
Chapter 25 Neurologic Conditions With Aeromedically
Significant Cognitive Relevance
Richard R. Murphy and Roger R. Hesselbrock
Chapter 26 COVID-19: Initial and Chronic Neuropsychological
Symptoms Christopher F. Flynn
Chapter 27 Neurocognitive Functioning in People
With HIV: Implications for Pilots and Air Traffic
Controllers Andrew Levine
Chapter 28 Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
in Aviation Neuropsychology
Jason A. King and Daniel N. DaSilva
Chapter 29 Dreaming to Fly and the Neuropsychological
Reality: Case Studies in ADHD and ASD
Alastair L. Gray
Chapter 30 Learning Disabilities in Aviation Neuropsychology
Daniel N. DaSilva and Jason A. King
Chapter 31 The Impact of Age on Cognitive Performance
at Work: A Focus on Pilots and Air Traffic
Controllers Mickael Causse, Damien Mouratille,
Marc Baumgartner, and Jean-Paul Imbert
Chapter 32 Putting It Into Words: Neuropsychological
Report Writing in Aviation Alastair L. Gray
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