Nick Kanas

Summary

Affiliation: University of California
Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi Psychiatric issues affecting long duration space missions
    N Kanas
    Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Francisco, Department of Veterans Affairs VA Medical Center 94121, USA
    Aviat Space Environ Med 69:1211-6. 1998
  2. ncbi Interpersonal issues in space: Shuttle/Mir and beyond
    Nick Kanas
    University of California San Francisco and the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, San Francisco, CA 94121, USA
    Aviat Space Environ Med 76:B126-34. 2005
  3. ncbi Leadership issues with multicultural crews on the international space station: lessons learned from Shuttle/Mir
    Nick Kanas
    Veterans Affairs Medical Center 116A, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94121, USA
    Acta Astronaut 56:932-6. 2005
  4. ncbi Group interactions during space missions
    Nick Kanas
    University of California San Francisco, CA, USA
    Aviat Space Environ Med 75:C3-5. 2004
  5. ncbi Psychological and psychiatric issues in space
    Nick Kanas
    Professor of Psychiatry, University of California, San Francisco and Veterans Affairs Medical Center, San Francisco, CA 94121, USA
    J Gravit Physiol 9:P307-10. 2002
  6. ncbi Lessons learned from Shuttle/Mir: psychosocial countermeasures
    Nick Kanas
    Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Francisco UCSF, Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, USA
    Aviat Space Environ Med 73:607-11. 2002
  7. ncbi Psychosocial issues in space: results from Shuttle/Mir
    N Kanas
    Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Francisco UCSF and VA Medical Center, San Francisco CA, USA
    Gravit Space Biol Bull 14:35-45. 2001
  8. ncbi Asthenia--does it exist in space?
    N Kanas
    Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Francisco, and the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, San Francisco, CA 94121, USA
    Psychosom Med 63:874-80. 2001
  9. ncbi Psychosocial issues affecting crews during long-duration international space missions
    N Kanas
    University of California, San Francisco
    Acta Astronaut 42:339-61. 1998
  10. ncbi Crewmember and ground personnel interactions over time during Shuttle/Mir space missions
    N Kanas
    Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Francisco, USA
    Aviat Space Environ Med 72:453-61. 2001

Detail Information

Publications14

  1. ncbi Psychiatric issues affecting long duration space missions
    N Kanas
    Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Francisco, Department of Veterans Affairs VA Medical Center 94121, USA
    Aviat Space Environ Med 69:1211-6. 1998
    ..For these reasons, it is important for support personnel on Earth and crewmembers in space to be knowledgeable about psychiatric difficulties that might occur and their appropriate treatments...
  2. ncbi Interpersonal issues in space: Shuttle/Mir and beyond
    Nick Kanas
    University of California San Francisco and the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, San Francisco, CA 94121, USA
    Aviat Space Environ Med 76:B126-34. 2005
    ..These include increased crew autonomy, more dependence on onboard technical resources, communication delays with the Earth, increased isolation and monotony, and the Earth-out-of-view phenomenon...
  3. ncbi Leadership issues with multicultural crews on the international space station: lessons learned from Shuttle/Mir
    Nick Kanas
    Veterans Affairs Medical Center 116A, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94121, USA
    Acta Astronaut 56:932-6. 2005
    ..The implications of these findings are discussed in terms of leadership on board the International Space Station...
  4. ncbi Group interactions during space missions
    Nick Kanas
    University of California San Francisco, CA, USA
    Aviat Space Environ Med 75:C3-5. 2004
    ....
  5. ncbi Psychological and psychiatric issues in space
    Nick Kanas
    Professor of Psychiatry, University of California, San Francisco and Veterans Affairs Medical Center, San Francisco, CA 94121, USA
    J Gravit Physiol 9:P307-10. 2002
    ..The subjects considered problems on-board the Mir to be major critical events. We found no evidence for the occurrence of asthenia during the missions, although our measure did not evaluate all of the features of this syndrome...
  6. ncbi Lessons learned from Shuttle/Mir: psychosocial countermeasures
    Nick Kanas
    Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Francisco UCSF, Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, USA
    Aviat Space Environ Med 73:607-11. 2002
    ..During future long-duration space missions, countermeasures need to be developed to deal with psychosocial issues that might impact negatively on crewmember performance and well-being...
  7. ncbi Psychosocial issues in space: results from Shuttle/Mir
    N Kanas
    Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Francisco UCSF and VA Medical Center, San Francisco CA, USA
    Gravit Space Biol Bull 14:35-45. 2001
    ..Our findings have implications for future training and lead to a number of countermeasures...
  8. ncbi Asthenia--does it exist in space?
    N Kanas
    Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Francisco, and the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, San Francisco, CA 94121, USA
    Psychosom Med 63:874-80. 2001
    ..However, there is some controversy about whether this syndrome exists in space; this controversy is attributable in part to the fact that it is not recognized in the current American psychiatric diagnostic system...
  9. ncbi Psychosocial issues affecting crews during long-duration international space missions
    N Kanas
    University of California, San Francisco
    Acta Astronaut 42:339-61. 1998
    ..It is time to conduct research exploring the impact of these psychosocial factors and their sequelae on space crews during actual long-duration international space missions...
  10. ncbi Crewmember and ground personnel interactions over time during Shuttle/Mir space missions
    N Kanas
    Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Francisco, USA
    Aviat Space Environ Med 72:453-61. 2001
    ....
  11. ncbi Summary of research issues in personal, interpersonal, and group dynamics
    N Kanas
    Department of Psychiatry, University of California and VA Medical Center, San Francisco 94121, USA
    Aviat Space Environ Med 71:A26-8. 2000
    ....
  12. ncbi Interpersonal and cultural issues involving crews and ground personnel during Shuttle/Mir space missions
    N Kanas
    Department of Psychiatry, University of California and VA Medical Center, San Francisco 94121, USA
    Aviat Space Environ Med 71:A11-6. 2000
    ....
  13. ncbi Positive psychological outcomes of spaceflight: an empirical study
    Eva C Ihle
    University of California, San Francisco, USA
    Aviat Space Environ Med 77:93-101. 2006
    ..An enhanced understanding of the salutogenic effects of space travel will contribute to the education, training, and support of future space crewmembers...
  14. ncbi Positive psychological effects of space missions
    Jennifer Boyd Ritsher
    University of California, San Francisco, USA
    Acta Astronaut 57:630-3. 2005
    ..We consider the possible selection, training, and monitoring issues raised by our findings...