PTSD price drone pilots pay for remote kills

PTSD And Drones: Emotional Costs Far Away From The Battlefield
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HuffPost Live
Posted: 10/10/2012

Post-traumatic stress disorder among soldiers returning from the battlefield is well-documented. But when drone pilots run missions from a world away, combat stress is just as serious.

HuffPost Lives Ahmed Shihab-Eldin spoke with several experts on the subject, discussing the likelihood of PTSD among drone pilots and how they are effected by the combat stress.

According to a recent survey of 900 drone crew members, 46 percent of active duty pilots reported high levels of stress.

Dr. Wayne Chappelle of the U.S. Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine described the symptoms of PTSD during the segment, noting that there are very clear markers -- including hyper-vigilance, avoidance and re-experiencing -- that must be met in order for the disorder to be considered PTSD.
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