article_snippet: In addition, the airline's doctor conducted an individual mental evaluation.
article_snippet: Airline pilots in the United States are required by the Federal Aviation Administration to take a medical examination once every six months.
article_snippet: a medical examination is mostly physical, but the airline's doctor is expected to ask some basic mental health questions, most of Airline pilots in the United States about depression or alcohol consumption.
article_snippet: In addition to requiring pilots to indicate any prior health issues during the previous six months, the application for the exam also compels us to self-disclose the use of medications, specifically for the treatment of depression.