<story><title>Off-duty pilot allegedly tried to shut off engines on Alaska Airlines flight</title><url>https://abcnews.go.com/US/alaska-airlines-flight-diverted-after-credible-security-threat/story?id=104223059</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>wongarsu</author><text>One option would be to just treat everyone. Every commercial pilot could have to complete 20 hours of therapy a year, with strict confidentiality so they can be open without jeopardizing their career. Or two mandatory hours per month with a psychologist, or whatever scheme works best.</text></item><item><author>djohnston</author><text>How do you fix the mental health issue with pilots? My understanding is that as soon as you self report you’ve basically jeopardised your career and you’re grounded for a minimum of 6 months while you wait for FAA physicians.</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>veqq</author><text>Therapy can often create problems ex nihilio if there isn&amp;#x27;t something obvious to handle e.g.: &lt;a href=&quot;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;www.sciencedirect.com&amp;#x2F;science&amp;#x2F;article&amp;#x2F;pii&amp;#x2F;S0005796723001560&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;www.sciencedirect.com&amp;#x2F;science&amp;#x2F;article&amp;#x2F;pii&amp;#x2F;S000579672...&lt;/a&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;gt; eight-session DBT skills-training intervention (‘WISE Teens) (n = 563) or class-as-per-usual (n = 508). On average, the ‘WISE Teens’ intervention did not improve outcomes with significant deteriorations or null effects observed across outcomes relative to class-as-per-usual immediately post-intervention. The largest deteriorations were observed for depressive (d = −0.22; 95% CI = −0.35, −0.08) and anxiety symptoms (d = −0.28; 95%CI - = −0.41, −0.14</text></comment>
<story><title>Off-duty pilot allegedly tried to shut off engines on Alaska Airlines flight</title><url>https://abcnews.go.com/US/alaska-airlines-flight-diverted-after-credible-security-threat/story?id=104223059</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>wongarsu</author><text>One option would be to just treat everyone. Every commercial pilot could have to complete 20 hours of therapy a year, with strict confidentiality so they can be open without jeopardizing their career. Or two mandatory hours per month with a psychologist, or whatever scheme works best.</text></item><item><author>djohnston</author><text>How do you fix the mental health issue with pilots? My understanding is that as soon as you self report you’ve basically jeopardised your career and you’re grounded for a minimum of 6 months while you wait for FAA physicians.</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>Horffupolde</author><text>The problem is that once they admit that they have suicidal thoughts, you can’t just continue therapy. They shouldn’t keep flying.</text></comment>