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The U.S. Department of Defense develops official criteria for the use of psychiatric medications in the military.

2006

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Often referred to as "pharmaceutical creep," this U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) policy is an example of the expansion of the use of pharmaceuticals beyond their intended applications.

Medications are being increasingly used to provide an "answer" to a range of systemic and complex problems, including the impact of active combat on soldiers.