Psicopatología y misiones espaciales tripuladas
ISSN: 0213-3334
Year of publication: 2012
Issue Title: 30 años de Apuntes de Psicología
Volume: 30
Issue: 1-3
Pages: 555-562
Type: Article
More publications in: Apuntes de Psicología
Abstract
This paper reviews and surnmarizes 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 sorne 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 clínical 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.