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Cry in the sky: Psychological impact on drone operators
Drone operations have added a new chapter to modern warfare. They may not guarantee immediate territorial gains but can significantly influence ideological and political alignment of the adversary at a cost which is much lower than conventional war. However, drone operators, which include remote pil...
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2021
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8611566/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34908658 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0972-6748.328782 |
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author | Saini, Rajiv Kumar V. K. Raju, M. S. Chail, Amit |
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description | Drone operations have added a new chapter to modern warfare. They may not guarantee immediate territorial gains but can significantly influence ideological and political alignment of the adversary at a cost which is much lower than conventional war. However, drone operators, which include remote pilots, intelligence coordinators, and other support staff, may face important psychological issues which may affect their mental health and operational efficiency. We conducted a nonsystematic narrative review of the articles dealing with the issue and found that drone operators and support staff have higher chances of suffering from emotional disengagement, Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome (PTSD), emotional exhaustion, and burnout. The scope of the article does not cover the psychological effect on the targeted populations or political and ethical issues dealing with drone warfare. |
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spelling | pubmed-86115662021-12-13 Cry in the sky: Psychological impact on drone operators Saini, Rajiv Kumar V. K. Raju, M. S. Chail, Amit Ind Psychiatry J Review Article Drone operations have added a new chapter to modern warfare. They may not guarantee immediate territorial gains but can significantly influence ideological and political alignment of the adversary at a cost which is much lower than conventional war. However, drone operators, which include remote pilots, intelligence coordinators, and other support staff, may face important psychological issues which may affect their mental health and operational efficiency. We conducted a nonsystematic narrative review of the articles dealing with the issue and found that drone operators and support staff have higher chances of suffering from emotional disengagement, Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome (PTSD), emotional exhaustion, and burnout. The scope of the article does not cover the psychological effect on the targeted populations or political and ethical issues dealing with drone warfare. Wolters Kluwer - Medknow 2021-10 2021-10-22 /pmc/articles/PMC8611566/ /pubmed/34908658 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0972-6748.328782 Text en Copyright: © 2021 Industrial Psychiatry Journal https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/This is an open access journal, and articles are distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 License, which allows others to remix, tweak, and build upon the work non-commercially, as long as appropriate credit is given and the new creations are licensed under the identical terms. |
spellingShingle | Review Article Saini, Rajiv Kumar V. K. Raju, M. S. Chail, Amit Cry in the sky: Psychological impact on drone operators |
title | Cry in the sky: Psychological impact on drone operators |
title_full | Cry in the sky: Psychological impact on drone operators |
title_fullStr | Cry in the sky: Psychological impact on drone operators |
title_full_unstemmed | Cry in the sky: Psychological impact on drone operators |
title_short | Cry in the sky: Psychological impact on drone operators |
title_sort | cry in the sky: psychological impact on drone operators |
topic | Review Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8611566/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34908658 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0972-6748.328782 |
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