Chittaranjan Andrade, MD
Dr Andrade is Adjunct Professor, Department of Psychiatry, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, India, and Senior Professor (Retd), Department of Clinical Psychopharmacology and Neurotoxicology, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bangalore, India
Clinical and Practical Psychopharmacology
Gestational Exposure to Benzodiazepines and Z-Hypnotics and Risk of Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes
April 3, 2023
Chittaranjan Andrade, MD, discusses recent studies on exposure to benzodiazepines and hypnotics and risk of major congenital malformation and other adverse pregnancy outcomes.
Clinical and Practical Psychopharmacology
Prolactin, Antipsychotics, and Fracture Risk
January 30, 2023
Fracture risk associated with antipsychotics may be related to whether they increase prolactin. If long-term treatment with prolactin-raising agents is necessary, prolactin levels should be regularly monitored.
Clinical and Practical Psychopharmacology
How to Critically Read a Study of Adverse Outcomes With Antidepressant Use
December 7, 2022
Chittaranjan Andrade, MD, explains how to think critically about a study covered in the media. Concepts include confounding by indication, regression, and how to deal with confounding.
