Academy Publisher publishes the journal, namely the Open Journal of Psychiatry & Allied Sciences (OJPAS) (pISSN: 2394-2053, eISSN: 2394-2061)
http://dysphrenia.hpage.com

Names and affiliations of individuals responsible for the scientific quality of OJPAS:

Editor-in-Chief

Shyamanta Das
MD, Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry, Gauhati Medical College Hospital, Guwahati, Assam, India
dr.shyamantadas@gmail.com

Executive Editor

Uddip Talukdar
MD, Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry, Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed Medical College Hospital, Barpeta, Assam, India
uddiptalukdar@rediffmail.com

Editorial Board

Soumitra Ghosh
MD, Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry, Assam Medical College Hospital, Dibrugarh, Assam, India
drsghosh640@yahoo.co.in

Kamal Nath
MD, Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry, Silchar Medical College Hospital, Silchar, Assam, India
drkamalnath@yahoo.com

Bijoy Pratim Chaudhuri
MD, Consultant Psychiatrist, Mind Care, Guwahati, Assam, India
docbijoy@yahoo.com

Chayanika Sarma
MD, Consultant Psychiatrist, Supercare Hospital, Shillong, Meghalaya, Assam, India
chaya.majoni@gmail.com

Madhukar J Chaudhury
MD, Medical & Health Officer, Mahendra Mohan Choudhury Hospital: an annexe of Gauhati Medical College Hospital, Guwahati, Assam, India
madhukarchaudhury@yahoo.com

Maheshwar Nathi Tripathi
MD, Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry, Narayan Medical College & Hospital, Rohtas, Bihar, India
dr.maheshwar@gmail.com

Samrat Singh Bhandari
MD, Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry, Sikkim Manipal Institute of Medical Sciences, Gangtok, Sikkim, India
samrat.bhandari@yahoo.co.in

Atmesh Kumar
MD, Senior Resident, Department of Psychiatry, GB Pant Hospital, New Delhi, India
dr.atmesh@gmail.com

Kamlesh Kumar Sahu
Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatric Social Work, Institute of Psychiatry (IPGME&R, SSKM Hospital), Kolkata, West Bengal, India
withkamlesh@gmail.com

Syed Yasin Shahtaz Emanee
Editor, The Journal of 2013-2014 Gauhati Medical College, Passed MBBS, Undergoing pre-registration rotating compulsory apprenticeship at Gauhati Medical College Hospital, Guwahati, Assam, India
yasin_beta@yahoo.co.in

Arijit Rumu Baruah
Editor, The Journal of 2014-2015 Gauhati Medical College, MBBS Student, Gauhati Medical College Hospital, Guwahati, Assam, India
rumubaruah268@gmail.com

Krishan Kumar
Editor, Journal of Rural and Community Psychiatry, Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry, PGIMS, University of Health Sciences, Rohtak, Haryana, India
keshusony@rediffmail.com

Utpal Bora
PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Biotechnology, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Guwahati, Assam, India
drutpalbora@gmail.com

Navoneela Bardhan
MBBS, MD, Registrar, Department of Psychiatry, Jorhat Medical College Hospital, Jorhat, Assam, India
navo11610@gmail.com

Advisory Board

MS Bhatia
Editor, Delhi Psychiatry Journal, Professor & Head, Department of Psychiatry, University College of Medical Sciences & Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital, Dilshad Garden, Delhi, India
manbhatia1@rediffmail.com

Ajai Singh
MD, Editor, Mens Sana Monographs, Mens Sana Research Foundation, 14, Shiv Kripa, Trimurty Road, Nahur, Mulund West, Mumbai-400080, Maharashtra, India
menssanamonographs@yahoo.co.uk

Debasish Basu
MD, DNB, MAMS, Editor, Indian Journal of Social Psychiatry, Professor of Psychiatry, Drug De-addiction & Treatment Centre, Department of Psychiatry, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education & Research, Chandigarh-160012, India
db_sm2002@yahoo.com

Vivek Agarwal
MD, Editor, Journal of Indian Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health, Professor, Department of Psychiatry, King George’s Medical University, Lucknow-226003, Uttar Pradesh, India
drvivekagarwal@gmail.com

Smita N Deshpande
MD, DPM, Consultant, Professor & Head, Department of Psychiatry & De-addiction Services & Resource Centre for Tobacco Control, PGIMER- Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital, Park Street, New Delhi-110001, India
smitadeshp@gmail.com

Dipesh Bhagabati
DPM, MD, Professor & Head, Department of Psychiatry, Gauhati Medical College Hospital, Guwahati, Assam, India
dbhagabati@gmail.com

Hemendra Ram Phookun
MD, Professor, Department of Psychiatry, Gauhati Medical College Hospital, Guwahati, Assam, India
hrphookun@gmail.com

Shailendra Kumar Talukdar
DPM, MD, Professor & Head, Department of Psychiatry, Tezpur Medical College Hospital, Tezpur, Assam, India
dr.sktalukdar_2010@rediffmail.com

Hiranya Kumar Goswami
MD, Professor & Head, Department of Psychiatry, Assam Medical College Hospital, Dibrugarh, Assam, India
goswamihiranya@yahoo.co.in

Suresh Chakravarty
MD, Professor & Head, Department of Psychiatry, Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed Medical College Hospital, Barpeta, Assam, India
drsureshchakravarty@gmail.com

Rezib-uz Zaman
DPM, Professor & Head, Department of Psychiatry, Silchar Medical College Hospital, Silchar, Assam, India
drrezibuzzaman56@gmail.com

RK Lenin Singh
MD, PhD, Professor, Department of Psychiatry, Regional Institute of Medical Sciences, Lamphelpat, Imphal-795004, Manipur, India
leninrk@yahoo.com

Pinaki Chakravarty
MD, Associate Professor and Head of Department, Department of Pharmacology, Silchar Medical College Hospital, Silchar, Assam, India
dr_pinaki@yahoo.com

Usha Sarma
MD, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Pathology, Gauhati Medical College Hospital, Guwahati, Assam, India
ushajunu@gmail.com

International Advisory Board

Arabinda N Chowdhury
62 Abbots Way, Kettering, Northants NN15 6FW, United Kingdom
arabindachowdhury985@gmail.com

Unaiza Niaz
MD, DPM, FRCPsych, Consultant Psychiatrist & Psychotherapist, Honorary Member, The World Psychiatric Association, Chair Section on WMH, The World Psychiatric Association, Distinguish International Member American Psychiatric Association, Advisory Board Member, International Association of Women’s Mental Health, Vice President, Eastern Mediterranean Region, & Board Member, WFMH
unaizaniaz@gmail.com

Susmita Hazarika Dutta
5092 Nottingham Place Lane, Apt 202, Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27106, USA
hazarika.susmita@gmail.com

Balram Pandit
Assistant Professor in Psychiatry, Department of Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, Nursing & Health Sciences, Fiji National University
balram.pandit@fnu.ac.fj

Kornilia Hatzinikolaou
Developmental Psychologist, PhD, Centre for the Study and Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect
Department of Mental Health and Social Welfare, Institute of Child Health, 7, Fokidos St., Athens 115 26, Greece
corinahatzinikolaou@hotmail.com

Claudia Juarez Batista, LCP, MSC
Clinical Psychologist, Wellness Consultant, Stress management Expert, Speaker and trainer, Mexico City, Mexico
claudiajuarez@transformatuestres.com

Rajiv Siotia
FRANZCP, MRCPsych, CCT, MMedSCi, PGCME, MBBS, Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (UK), Lead Consultant in Acute and Bed Based Services, Consultant Psychiatrist, Latrobe Regional Hospital, Traralgon, Adjunct Lecturer, Monash University: Gippsland Campus, Traralgon, Victoria, Australia
rajiv.siotia@gmail.com

Mythili Hazarika
MA, MPhil, PhD, Post-Doctoral Research Scholar, University of Florida, USA, Senior Lecturer of Clinical Psychology, Department of Psychiatry, Gauhati Medical College Hospital, Guwahati, Assam, India
hazarika.mythili@gmail.com

Siegfried Kasper
MD, Chief Editor, The World Journal of Biological Psychiatry, Chair, Section on Pharmacopsychiatry, World Psychiatric Association (WPA), Professor and Chair, Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Medical University Vienna, MUV, AKH, Währinger Gürtel 18-20, A-1090 Wien, Austria
biol-psychiatry@meduniwien.ac.at

David J Nutt
DM, FRCP, FRCPsych, FMedSci, Centre for Neuropsychopharmacology, Division of Brain Sciences, Imperial College, London, W12 0NN, UK
d.nutt@imperial.ac.uk

Dan Joseph Stein
BSc, MB ChB, FRCPC, FRSSAf, PhD, DPhil, Professor and Chair of the Dept of Psychiatry and Mental Health at the University of Cape Town, and Director of the MRC Unit on Anxiety and Stress Disorders
dan.stein@uct.ac.za

Academy Publisher published the book, namely the ‘Brain understanding of mental illness’ (ISBN: 978-93-85063-01-5)
https://sites.google.com/site/brainresearchpsychiatry/

Names and affiliations of individuals responsible for the scientific quality of the book:

Editors

Shyamanta Das
MD, Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry, Gauhati Medical College Hospital, Guwahati, Assam, India
dr.shyamantadas@gmail.com

Deepanjali Medhi
MD, Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry, Gauhati Medical College Hospital, Guwahati, Assam, India
deepanjali.medhi@yahoo.com

Jayanta Dutta
MD, Medical & Health Officer, Marigaon Civil Hospital, Marigaon, Assam, India
jayantadutta75@gmail.com

Suresh Chakravarty
MD, Professor & Head, Department of Psychiatry, Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed Medical College Hospital, Barpeta, Assam, India
drsureshchakravarty@gmail.com

Editorial Board

Asim Kumar Mallick
President, Indian Psychiatric Society, East Zone
drakm_58@yahoo.co.in

Srikumar Mukherjee
Hony Secretary, Indian Psychiatric Society, Eastern Zone
skmukherjee50@gmail.com

Basudeb Das
Chairperson, CME Committee, Indian Psychiatric Society, Eastern Zonal Branch
basudeb71@gmail.com

Hemendra Ram Phookun
Organising Chairman, 18th Midterm CME of Indian Psychiatric Society, Eastern Zonal Branch 2015
hrphookun@gmail.com

Uddip Talukdar
MD, Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry, Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed Medical College Hospital, Barpeta, Assam, India
uddiptalukdar@rediffmail.com

Simanta Talukdar
MD, Resident Physician, Department of Psychiatry, Gauhati Medical College Hospital, Guwahati, Assam, India
simanta_talukdar@yahoo.com

Utpal Bora
MD, Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry, Gauhati Medical College Hospital, Guwahati, Assam, India
drubindia77@rediffmail.com

Navoneela Bardhan
MBBS, Postgraduate Trainee, Department of Psychiatry, Gauhati Medical College Hospital, Guwahati, Assam, India
navo11610@gmail.com

Hemanta Sharma
MSc, Lecturer, Psychiatric Social Work, Department of Psychiatry, Gauhati Medical College Hospital, Guwahati, Assam, India
tanishquanet@gmail.com

Syed Yasin Shahtaz Emanee
Passed MBBS, Undergoing pre-registration rotating compulsory apprenticeship at Gauhati Medical College Hospital, Guwahati, Assam, India
syse.beta@gmail.com

Raaj Konwar
MD, Consultant Psychiatrist, Nazareth Hospital, Shillong, Meghalaya, India
khunreng@gmail.com