Background Over the past 2 decades, the use of intravenous ketamine infusions as a
treatment for chronic pain has increased dramatically, with wide variation in patient selection, …

The stresses of deployment affect both sexes, but some are either mildly or markedly different
for women. These include certain female health and gynecological issues, nursing, and …

Prevalence and risk factors associated with soldiers' suicides 2001–2009 (N = 874) were
examined. Army suicide rates increased from 9 per 100,000 in 2001 to 22 per 100,000 in 2009. …

… Ritchie, was doing a forensic psychiatry fellowship through Walter Reed Army Medical Center.
She had access to records at the FBI Academy at Quantico, VA; Clifton T. Perkins Hospital …

PSYCHIATRIC ANNALS 43: 6| JUNE 2013 Healio. com/Psychiatry| 293 ing reaction to fear,
while promoting risk assessment and exploratory response to frightening stimulus. Oxytocin …

Current treatments for PTSD are often not effective or acceptable to the patient. There are a
number of emerging new treatments. One promising new one is stellate ganglion block, an …

Mefloquine (previously marketed in the United States as Lariam®) is an antimalarial
medication with potent psychotropic potential. Severe psychiatric side effects due to mefloquine …

… Ritchie brings a unique public health approach to the management of disaster and combat
mental health issues. She has published numerous articles on forensic, disaster, and military …

Background: Although women have served in the US military officially since 1901, the medical
needs of women in combat have historically been poorly understood. Recent expansion …

Suicide is currently the second leading cause of death in the US military. Little recent research
has been done on a well-defined cohort at high risk for death by suicide, which consist of …