Psychopathology and Human Spaceflight

Abstract

This paper reviews and summarizes the major diagnostic categories in psychopathology in the literature on psychological aspects on the special work environment of human space missions. It details the most common syndromes, as well as the characteristics of some controversial syndromes in the literature such as asthenia. This is a pioneering work in this area in Spanish and provides an overview of this new and important field of research in clinical and experimental psychology to the advancement of the space science. Finally we refer to the implications for mental health and the future long-duration space missions like a mission to Mars.

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De La Torre Benítez, G.G. & Ramallo Luna, M.A (2010). Psicopatología y misiones espaciales tripuladas. Apuntes de Psicología, 28, 377-389.