Terrestrial and Extraterrestrial Space Dangers: Outer Space Perils, Rocket Risks and the Health Consequences of the Space Environment

Author(s): Dirk C. Gibson

DOI: 10.2174/9781608059911115010023

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Mental Health

Pp: 228-239 (12)

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Abstract

SHS investigation development is considered from the geographical and historical viewpoint. 3 stages are described. Within Stage 1 the work was carried out in the Department of the Institute of Chemical Physics in Chernogolovka where the scientific discovery had been made. At Stage 2 the interest to SHS arose in different cities and towns of the former USSR. Within Stage 3 SHS entered the international scene. Now SHS processes and products are being studied in more than 50 countries.

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The mental health aspects of space travel were considered in this chapter. Space psychology was defined and explained. Mental health issues such as isolation, loneliness, confinement, sensory deprivation, close quarters, and separation from family were discussed. Causes of mental health issues included the stressful nature of space, the operational mission environment, psychosocial factors, interpersonal and intercultural issues, and any CNS stimuli. Consequences of space travel include asthenia and crew performance problems. The significance of space-related mental health problems was documented. Solutions to space-induced mental health problems were considered.

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Anxiety, asthenia, Bartlett Discussion on Space Architecture, central nervous system, confinement, Dartmouth College, depression, fatigue, interpersonal, isolation, operational mission environment, psychiatric disorders, psychosis, psychosocial, Salyut IV, sensory deprivation, space psychology, Virtual Space Station.

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