Before you fly, do you know the condition of your pilot?

Medical record data from 2008, 2009 and 2010 provided by the Federal Aviation Administration under a public records request show:

15 pilots - including one from Massachusetts - have been treated for or diagnosed with schizophrenia.
Another 292 pilots have attempted suicide, including five Bay Staters.

2,700 pilots have been treated for alcohol abuse, including 34 from Massachusetts, and another 1,253 have been diagnosed as alcoholics - including 20 Bay Staters.

1,377 pilots have been treated for drug abuse - 23 from Massachusetts - and another 94 for drug dependence.

87 were treated or diagnosed with sexual deviation, which includes pedophilia, voyeurism and fetishism.

23 pilots, including one from the Bay State, have been treated or diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder, 80 for major affective disorders, including bipolar disorder, and two others for paranoia.


Link:
http://www.bostonherald.com/news/regional/view/20100915report_serious_baggage_for_pilots/srvc=home&position=0