Hamden Psychiatrist's License Placed on Probation for Improper Prescriptions

Connecticut state Medical Examining Board placed the license of Dr. Avijit Mitra, a Hamden psychiatrist, on probation for a year on Tuesday, according to the New Haven Register.

Mitra is also ordered to hire a psychiatrist to supervise his practice, the Register reported.

Mitra already paid $55,000 in state and federal fines for improperly prescribing controlled substances to himself, his wife and others, the Register reported. He has yet to admit wrongdoing, but is complying with state and legal orders.

Investigation of Mitra began back in May of 2012, after complaints were made to the state Department of Consumer Protection about some of Mitra’s prescriptions, according to the Register.

Read the full New Haven Register story here.