The Use of Modafinil in Operational Settings: Individual Difference Implications

Abstract

Disruptions in wake-sleep rhythms, particularly induced by SUSOPS and CONOPS, are limiting factors for military personnel in operation. Pharmacological aids, such as hypnotic or stimulant substances can be effective countermeasures. Modafinil MODIODAL (R) PROVIGIL (R) is a synthetic molecule prescribed for the treatment of narcolepsia and idiopathic The use of drugs in sleep-wakefulness management during operational settings is changing a lot according to the fast development of new generation of psychotrops.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 2000
Accession Number
ADP010453

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  • Didier Lagarde

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  • Biomedical

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  • Circadian Sleep-Wake Regulation and Chronobiology