Abstract
been allowing a large number of both commercial and private pilots, and Air Traffic Controllers (ATCs) to continue to be medically certified for aviation activities despite being on antidepressant medication. This is at variance to the generally accepted approach in other comparable jurisdictions. In order to evaluate whether the policy of certifying aircrew and ATCs based on meeting set criteria while using antidepressants was safe, a retrospective case-control study was undertaken, utilising data collected by CASA from 1993 to 2004 for cases where the applicant requires assessment as to whether they meet the standard for certification, and data for aviation accidents and incidents collected by the Australian Transport Safety Bureau for the same period. The primary aim was to assess the safety of the use of antidepressant medication, in subjects where there was a clinical justification for the prescription, against controls who did not use antidepressant medication, rather than the underlying medical condition.
| Original language | English |
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| Place of Publication | Canberra, Australia |
| Publisher | Civil Aviation Safety Authority |
| Number of pages | 131 |
| Publication status | Published - 2005 |
| Externally published | Yes |
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Antidepressant usage and civilian aviation activity in Australia 1993-2004 : An assessment of policy for the management of aircrew and air traffic controllers taking antidepressant medication. / Ross, J; CRISP, Dimity; Lambeth, L; Griffiths, Kathleen; Dear, Keith.
Canberra, Australia : Civil Aviation Safety Authority, 2005. 131 p.Research output: Book/Report › Reports
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AU - Griffiths, Kathleen
AU - Dear, Keith
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N2 - Since at least 1993 Australia, through the Civil Aviation Safety Authority, hasbeen allowing a large number of both commercial and private pilots, and Air Traffic Controllers (ATCs) to continue to be medically certified for aviation activities despite being on antidepressant medication. This is at variance to the generally accepted approach in other comparable jurisdictions. In order to evaluate whether the policy of certifying aircrew and ATCs based on meeting set criteria while using antidepressants was safe, a retrospective case-control study was undertaken, utilising data collected by CASA from 1993 to 2004 for cases where the applicant requires assessment as to whether they meet the standard for certification, and data for aviation accidents and incidents collected by the Australian Transport Safety Bureau for the same period. The primary aim was to assess the safety of the use of antidepressant medication, in subjects where there was a clinical justification for the prescription, against controls who did not use antidepressant medication, rather than the underlying medical condition.
AB - Since at least 1993 Australia, through the Civil Aviation Safety Authority, hasbeen allowing a large number of both commercial and private pilots, and Air Traffic Controllers (ATCs) to continue to be medically certified for aviation activities despite being on antidepressant medication. This is at variance to the generally accepted approach in other comparable jurisdictions. In order to evaluate whether the policy of certifying aircrew and ATCs based on meeting set criteria while using antidepressants was safe, a retrospective case-control study was undertaken, utilising data collected by CASA from 1993 to 2004 for cases where the applicant requires assessment as to whether they meet the standard for certification, and data for aviation accidents and incidents collected by the Australian Transport Safety Bureau for the same period. The primary aim was to assess the safety of the use of antidepressant medication, in subjects where there was a clinical justification for the prescription, against controls who did not use antidepressant medication, rather than the underlying medical condition.
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