Flaherty Gerard, Chai Shang Yuin, Hallahan Brian
School of Medicine, National University of Ireland Galway, Ireland.
School of Medicine, International Medical University, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
BJPsych Bull. 2021 Jun;45(3):167-170. doi: 10.1192/bjb.2020.32.
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.
对于患有精神疾病的人来说，出国旅行可能具有挑战性，但如果旅行者和医疗从业者能够清楚了解旅行对疾病可能产生的影响以及疾病对旅行体验的影响，那么旅行会变得更容易。旅行也可能促使精神疾病首次发作或使先前未被诊断出的精神障碍显现出来。我们建议，心理健康问题在旅行医学中应得到更多重视，精神科医生应与旅行医学临床医生更密切地合作，以确保他们的患者能够从国际旅行带来的机会中受益。
