
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
Limitations of the Odds Ratio in a Case-Control Study of Breast Cancer and Exposure to Antipsychotics
November 23, 2021
Dr Andrade considers the limitations of the odds ratio in a study of prolactin-raising vs prolactin-sparing antipsychotics and breast cancer risk, with the aim of helping readers understand how...
Clinical and Practical Psychopharmacology
Gestational and Neurodevelopmental Outcomes Associated With Exposure to Antipsychotics
October 12, 2021
This article discusses a recent large cohort study of neurodevelopmental outcomes (ADHD, autism) after gestational exposure of antipsychotics—including the limitations of the study.
Clinical and Practical Psychopharmacology
N-Acetylcysteine Augmentation for Patients With Major Depressive Disorder and Bipolar Depression
February 18, 2021
Two recent meta-analyses found little effect of N-acetylcysteine augmentation in MDD or bipolar depression, although some past research has indicated its efficacy. In this article, Dr Andrade takes a...