With any issue related to psychiatry, psychology,or neuropsychology, the application gets sent to a team of Dinosaurs at FAA Medical. The Chief of Psychiatry, for years, was a Dinosaur named Dr. Chesanow. This guy was so conservative that if you were a pilot, and had seen a psychiatrist, you had to have psychopathology, so he would see that you were denied a medical certificate. Forgive me for saying this, but he died not too long ago, and it may have been a blessing for pilots. One down, anyway. I hear the FAA has a replacement for him, but he may not be much of an improvment. Then there is ANOTHER Dinosaur there at FAA Medical. This one is the Chief of Neuropsychology, Dr. Georgemiller. Another one who has probably lived 60 million years too long. I know of ONE aviation psychiatrist who had his head on straight, an Air Force Flight Surgeon Psychiatrist, many years ago, named Carlos Perry. He once (very quietly, only in the presence of some other USAF Flight Surgeons) said that pilots essentially could not trust ANY pyschiatrist, because they believed that ANY pilot who wanted to fly was mentally ill by nature of the fact that he wanted to fly - a normal person would never become a pilot! So, it seems that having a severe case of psychopathology is a requirement for employment as a mental health professional by the FAA. Undeniable proof that the entire FAA Medical Department is corrupt and unsalvageable!
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