INTRODUCTION: Work-related stress is common in pilots, with broad implications, including the potential development of mental health symptoms and sometimes even psychiatric disease. This commentary argues for the use of narrative as a tool to promote preventive health behaviors in pilots and combat misinformation about aeromedical certification related to mental health. Hoffman WR, McNeil M, Tvaryanas A. The untapped potential of narrative as a tool in aviation mental health and certification. Aerosp Med Hum Perform. 2024; 95(3):165–166.
Keywords: mental health; aeromedical screening; prevention; public health; certification
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Contributor Notes
Address correspondence to: William Hoffman, M.D., Resident Physician, Brooke Army Medical Center, 330 Clay St., Unit 22, San Antonio, TX 78204, United States; wrh35@georgetown.edu.
Received: Apr 01, 2023
Accepted: Oct 01, 2023
