Commercial pilots face significant barriers to obtaining mental health care due to the potential risks to their careers and flying privileges. This creates a dilemma where the need for behavioral therapy or medication must be weighed against personal and professional consequences. The FAA has initiated efforts to develop a more supportive system for pilots suffering from mental distress, acknowledging that the current regulations may lead to pilots avoiding necessary treatment, ultimately increasing risks to passenger safety.
When pilots seek out mental-health care, they risk disrupting their livelihoods, derailing their careers and sometimes their permission to fly.
Pilots themselves have been raising the alarm about a different kind of risk to passenger safety and a risk to their own well-being.
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