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Nick Kanas, Dietrich Manzey Space Psychology and Psychiatry Series: Library

Winner of the 2004 International Academy of Astronautics Life Sciences Award 1st edition: Winner of the 2004 IAA Life Sciences Book Award! This 2nd Edition represents a complete revision with about 23% more pages and new material compared to the first edition; it includes several recent studies involving and cosmonauts; and discusses the new field of . It deals with psychological, psychiatric, and psychosocial issues that affect people who live and work in space. Unlike other books that focus on anecdotal reports and ground-based simulation studies, this book emphasizes the findings from psychological research conducted during actual space missions. Both authors have been active in such research. What is presented in this readable text has previously been found only in scientific journal articles. Topics that are discussed include: behavioral adaptation to space; human 2nd ed. 2008, XVI, 240 p. performance and cognitive effects; crewmember interactions; psychiatric responses; psychological countermeasures related to habitability factors, work-design, selection, training, Printed book and in-flight monitoring and support; and the impact of expeditionary missions to Mars and Hardcover beyond. People finding this book of interest will include psychology and social science students 159,99 € | £139.99 | $199.99 and professors in universities, medical students and residents in psychiatry and aerospace [1] 171,19 € (D) | 175,99 € (A) | CHF medicine, human factors workers in space and aviation professions, individuals involved with 189,00 isolated environments on Earth (e.g., the Antarctic, submarines), aerospace workers in Softcover businesses and space agencies such as NASA and ESA, and anyone who is interested in 140,17 € | £109.99 | $159.99 learning the facts about the human side of long-duration space missions. 1st edition reviews: [1]149,98 € (D) | 154,19 € (A) | CHF ‘Drs. Kanas and Manzey have produced a comprehensive review of the issues and research in 165,50 the areas of space psychology and psychiatry. This includes a long overdue up-to-date eBook compilation of findings from research performed in space as well as anecdotal reports. The authors' personal involvement and experience in and operations shows 117,69 € | £87.50 | $119.00 throughout the book in its presentation and research of the issues as well as in the insights [2]117,69 € (D) | 117,69 € (A) | CHF 132,00 offered. Available from your library or springer.com/shop MyCopy [3] Printed eBook for just € | $ 24.99 springer.com/mycopy

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