Over-prescription of antidepressants in current clinical practice: Facts and challenges

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Sujit Kumar Kar, MBBS, MD (Psychiatry), is a faculty member of Department of Psychiatry at King George’s Medical University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India. Dr. Kar has done his MBBS from M. K. C. G. Medical College, Berhampur, Orissa, India and done his MD in Psychiatry from the prestigious King George’s Medical University, Lucknow. Dr. Kar’s area of interest is psychosexual disorders, cognitive neuropsychiatry and psychopharmacology. He is also working as a master trainer for medical and paramedical personnel working with intravenous drug users in collaboration with National AIDS Control Organization (NACO). He had 70 publications including four book chapters. He had presented many papers in different national as well as international conferences. He is also the editorial member of World journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences.