title: Psychiatric medications for deployment.
abstract: Standard medical sick-cell chests used in the military contain either outdated or no psychiatric medications. Yet certain psychiatric medications are either useful or essential for the field and deployment. This article discusses suitable medications for both psychiatric emergencies and for chronic treatment of depression or anxiety. Psychiatric medications to avoid in deployment are also listed. Some dosing guidelines are provided. The article ends with a proposed "psychiatric sick-call chest" to be prepared in advance of deployment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC 20307-5001.
authors.forename: E C
authors.initials: EC
authors.lastname: Ritchie
mesh_terms: D014151:Anti-Anxiety Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000928:Antidepressive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014150:Antipsychotic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001569:Benzodiazepines / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003130:Combat Disorders / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000523:psychology; D000075202:Contraindications; D006801:Humans; D006993:Hypnotics and Sedatives / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008094:Lithium; D008889:Military Personnel; D008996:Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors; D011619:Psychotropic Drugs / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D014481:United States
chemical_list: D014151:Anti-Anxiety Agents; D000928:Antidepressive Agents; D014150:Antipsychotic Agents; D006993:Hypnotics and Sedatives; D008996:Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors; D011619:Psychotropic Drugs; D001569:Benzodiazepines; D008094:Lithium