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Prodrome, temperament, and mania
Sandeep Motichand, Daya Ram, Sujit Sarkhel, Varun Shantilal Mehta, Samir Kumar Praharaj
Open J Psychiatry Allied Sci. 2017 Aug 17. [Epub ahead of print]. Available from: http://www.ojpas.com/get_file.php?id=32226517&vnr=142895

Liaison psychiatry
“Liaison psychiatry” is the title of this fortnight’s Mind Matters column of Shyamanta Das, Editor-in-Chief of the Open Journal of Psychiatry & Allied Sciences (OJPAS®) published in the Horizon, the supplement with The Assam Tribune. The column discusses the original research paper, titled “Clinical and demographical profile of inpatient psychiatry referrals in a multispecialty teaching hospital” by Vijay Niranjan and Bharat Udey from the current issue (July-December 2017, Volume 8 Issue 2) of OJPAS®.
Adult psychiatric inpatient
Carlo Lazzari, Ahmed Shoka, Basavaraja Papanna, Kapil Kulkarni
Open J Psychiatry Allied Sci. 2017 Aug 3. [Epub ahead of print]. Available from: http://www.ojpas.com/get_file.php?id=32192337&vnr=994892

ABCD of child psychiatry
Shyamanta Das, Editor-in-Chief of the Open Journal of Psychiatry & Allied Sciences (OJPAS®) attended the Mid Term CME of the Meghalaya Branch of the Indian Psychiatric Society at Shillong as a speaker on the topic, “ABCD of child psychiatry- a newer understanding”.
Deliberate self-harm in North-Eastern India
Pattern of deliberate self-harm seen at a tertiary teaching hospital in Meghalaya, India
Arvind Nongpiur, Sonali Shinde Tesia, Vijaya Raghavan
Open J Psychiatry Allied Sci. 2017 Jul 28. [Epub ahead of print]. Available from: http://www.ojpas.com/get_file.php?id=32177889&vnr=167769

Suicide menace in North-Eastern India
Robin Victor, Chiradeep Sengupta, Subrata Naskar, Bhanita Boro, Kaveri Saxena
Open J Psychiatry Allied Sci. 2017 Jul 25. [Epub ahead of print]. Available from: http://www.ojpas.com/get_file.php?id=32168708&vnr=956436

Psychotropic use and sexual dysfunction
Shyamanta Das, Editor-in-Chief of the Open Journal of Psychiatry & Allied Sciences (OJPAS®) delivered a talk on “Psychotropic use and sexual dysfunction – is there a practical solution” in the Midterm CME of the Indian Psychiatric Society, Eastern Zonal Branch held in Kolkata on 22 and 23 July 2017 with the theme of “Clinical dilemmas in psychiatry”.
Monobider Moner Katha
Gautam Kr. Bandyopadhyay
Open J Psychiatry Allied Sci. 2017 Jul 21. [Epub ahead of print]. Available from: http://www.ojpas.com/get_file.php?id=32158337&vnr=915687

Occupational stress
“Occupational stress” is the title of this fortnight’s Mind Matters column of Shyamanta Das, the Editor-in-Chief of the Open Journal of Psychiatry & Allied Sciences (OJPAS®), published in Horizon, the supplement with The Assam Tribune. The column talks about the International Institute of Organisational Psychological Medicine (IIOPM) and its Dean and Executive Director Global Professor Russell Franco D’Souza joining the Editorial Board of OJPAS®. It also discusses the original research paper, titled “Occupational stress among police personnel in India” by G Ragesh, Harish M Tharayil, Meharoof Raj TP, Mariamma Philip, and Ameer Hamza, and published in the current issue (July-December 2017, Volume 8 Issue 2) of OJPAS®.
Dr. Mekhala Sarkar in the Editorial Board

Welcome Dr Mekhala Sarkar to the editorial team of the Open Journal of Psychiatry & Allied Sciences (OJPAS®). She is an Assistant Professor in National Institute of Mental Health, Bangladesh. She also holds the position of Scientific Secretary, Bangladesh Association of Psychiatrists and is the Executive Editor of the Bangladesh Journal of Psychiatry.