Although psychiatric issues have in theory always been considered
important in space biomedical research, specific research into these issues
has been severely limited because of other priorities that were more
pertinent to the technological development of space flight capacity. As the
technical and physical aspects of space flight become more routine, the
psychological issues should take on increasing importance. The author
reviews the U.S. and U.S.S.R. research in aerospace medicine that is
relevant to psychiatry and suggests ways to expand psychiatry's clinical
and research usefulness in future space exploration efforts.Abstract Teaser