Consommation de médicaments psychotropes chez les militaires d'active en 2005

Our results show that the consumer's profile in the class of the working militaries does not differ from that found in other studies conducted on professionals. The GP is the main prescriber of psychotropic drugs, but this kind of prescription is different from the psychiatrist's. The military doctor is little implicated in the prescription of psychotropics, the link between aptitude and use is obviously the main explanation. The good use of psychotropic medication has to be reinforced for both consumers and prescribers. Other alternatives than the call on medicine have to be reinforced by improving the prevention and the management of psychological disorders and psychiatric affections.