Dr.Natarajan_V

Dr.Natarajan
Varadharajan
Department: 
Psychiatry
Designation: 
Assistant Professor
Medical Registration number: 
TNMC 107031
OPD Timing: 
Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday- 9 am to 1 pm
Academic Qualifications: 

1. MBBS (Thanjavur Medical College)
2. MD Psychiatry (PGIMER, Chandigarh)

Special Area of Interest: 
Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry, Tourette syndrome, Mood disorders, Schizophrenia, Catatonia, Geriatric psychiatry, Systematic reviews
Publication: 
  1. Menon V, Varadharajan N, Faheem A, Andrade C. Ketamine vs Electroconvulsive Therapy for Major Depressive Episode: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. JAMA Psychiatry. 2023 Apr 12:e230562. doi: 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2023.0562. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 37043224; PMCID:PMC10099100.
  2. Menon V, Varadharajan N, Joseph R, Praharaj SK, Andrade C. Publication of studies registered in Clinical Trials Registry of India: An audit of mood disorder research protocols from 2009-2019. Indian J Psychiatry. 2023 Jan;65(1):68-74. doi: 10.4103/indianjpsychiatry.indianjpsychiatry_366_22. Epub 2023 Jan 13. PMID: 36874515; PMCID: PMC9983460.
  3. Menon V, Varadharajan N, Bascarane S, Andrade C. Efficacy of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation and transcranial direct current stimulation in focal hand dystonia: Systematic review of intervention trials. Asian J Psychiatr. 2023 Feb;80:103437. doi: 10.1016/j.ajp.2022.103437. Epub 2022 Dec 29. PMID: 36603324.
  4. Biyyala D, Joseph R, Varadharajan N, Krishnamoorthy Y, Menon V. Incidence and prevalence of depressive, anxiety, and insomnia symptoms among adult liver transplant recipients: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Gen Hosp Psychiatry. 2023 Jan-Feb;80:26-34. doi: 10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2022.12.003. Epub 2022 Dec 7. PMID: 36549018.
  5. Menon V, Varadharajan N, Praharaj SK, Ameen S. Trust but verify: An analysis of redundant publications from two major psychiatry journals in India. Indian J Psychiatry. 2022 Jul-Aug;64(4):342-348. doi:10.4103/indianjpsychiatry.indianjpsychiatry_152_22. Epub 2022 Jul 13. PMID: 36060719; PMCID: PMC9435621.
  6. Menon V, Varadharajan N, Bascarane S, Andrade C. Trends in female authorship in two major psychiatry journals in India. Psychiatry Res. 2022 Jul;313:114621. doi:10.1016/j.psychres.2022.114621. Epub 2022 May 10. PMID: 35588555.
  7. Menon V, Kar SK, Varadharajan N, Kaliamoorthy C, Pattnaik JI, Sharma G, Mukherjee S, Shirahatti NB, Ransing R, Padhy SK, Arafat SMY. Quality of media reporting following a celebrity suicide in India. J Public Health (Oxf). 2022 Mar 7;44(1):e133-e140. doi: 10.1093/pubmed/fdaa161. PMID: 32939538.
  8. Menon V, Varadharajan N, Praharaj SK, Ameen S. Quality of peer review reports submitted to a specialty psychiatry journal. Asian J Psychiatr. 2021 Apr;58:102599. doi: 10.1016/j.ajp.2021.102599. Epub 2021 Feb 12. PMID: 33609982.
  9. Varadharajan N, Chakrabarti S, Sahoo S, Balachander S. Behavior Therapy for the Treatment of Tourette's Disorder in India: A Patient Series from an Indian General Hospital Psychiatric Unit. Indian J Psychol Med. 2021 Jan;43(1):81-85. doi: 10.1177/0253717620927932. Epub 2020 Jul 13. PMID: 34349312; PMCID: PMC8295570.
  10. Menon V, Varadharajan N, Praharaj SK, Ameen S. Why Do Manuscripts Get Rejected? A Content Analysis of Rejection Reports from the Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine. Indian J Psychol Med. 2022 Jan;44(1):59-65. doi: 10.1177/0253717620965845. Epub 2020 Nov 11. PMID: 35509668; PMCID: PMC9022928.

For a complete list of publications, see here: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=09iW-1EAAAAJ&hl=en

Positions Held: 
  • Life Fellow of the Indian Psychiatric Society
  • Member - Indian Association of Geriatric Mental Health
  • Member - Indian Association Of Child And Adolescent Mental Health
  • Section editor in Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine
  • Peer reviewer in Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine
  • Peer reviewer in Indian Journal of Psychiatry
  • Peer reviewer in International Journal of Advanced Medical and Health
Country: 
India