@article{ref1,
title="Prevalence of psychotropic medication use among Dutch military personnel between 2003 and 2012 and its comparison to the Dutch general population",
journal="Military medicine",
year="2017",
author="Janssen, Debbie G. A. and Vermetten, Eric and Egberts, Toine C. G. and Heerdink, Eibert R.",
volume="182",
number="1",
pages="e1584-e1588",
abstract="BACKGROUND: The armed forces work under high pressure and in stressful environments and it is well known that being in the military is a risk factor for psychiatric problems. However, it remains unknown how prevalent psychotropic medication use is in military personnel. <br><br>OBJECTIVE: To assess prevalence of psychotropic medication use in Dutch military personnel and compare to the Dutch general population. <br><br>METHODS: Data were obtained from the military pharmacy. From 2003 to 2012, the year-prevalence of psychotropic medication use was calculated from the number of distributed psychotropic medications and the number of Dutch military personnel. For the year 2011, the year-prevalence of psychotropic medication use in the military was compared to that of the Dutch general population. <br><br>RESULTS: The year-prevalence of psychotropic medication use increased by 55%, from 1.64% in 2003 to 2.54% in 2012 in Dutch military personnel. An increase is seen in the number of users of psychotropic medication. Also the use of antidepressants and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder medication increased. <br><br>CONCLUSION: Over the last decade, there has been a 1.5-fold increase in psychotropic medication dispensed to Dutch military personnel. However, Dutch military personnel were significantly less likely to use psychotropic medications compared to the Dutch general population.<br><br>Reprint & Copyright © 2017 Association of Military Surgeons of the U.S.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0026-4075",
doi="10.7205/MILMED-D-15-00397",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.7205/MILMED-D-15-00397"
}