Citation

Flaherty G, Chai SY, Hallahan B. BJPsych Bull 2021; 45(3): 167-170.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2021, Royal College of Psychiatrists)

DOI

10.1192/bjb.2020.32

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

For a person with mental illness, travelling abroad can be challenging but it can be easier when the traveller and healthcare practitioner have a clear understanding of the likely impact of travel on the illness and of the illness on the travel experience. Travel may also precipitate first presentations of mental illness or unmask previously undiagnosed mental disorders. We propose that mental health problems should receive greater recognition in travel medicine and that psychiatrists should collaborate more closely with travel medicine clinicians to ensure that their patients benefit from the opportunities afforded by international travel. Copyright © The Authors 2020.

Language: en

Keywords

human; mental health; suicide; Travel; psychiatry; psychosis; stigma; risk assessment; mental disease; psychiatrist; health insurance; travel; Article; mental health care personnel; stigma and discrimination; emporiatrics