In the fortnightly Mind Matters column, titled “Stigma and discrimination” of the Editor-in-Chief of the Open Journal of Psychiatry & Allied Sciences (OJPAS®), Shyamanta Das in Horizon, the Friday supplement with The Assam Tribune highlights the original article, “Stigma and discrimination in patients suffering with schizophrenia and depression: a comparative study” by Srikrishna Nukala, Srinivas Singisetti, Shvetha Chilukuri, Archana Vinnakota, and Lakshmana Rao Nambaru, and published in the January-June 2020, Volume 11 Issue 1 of OJPAS®.

“Profile of distress callers and service utilisation of tele-counselling among the population of Assam, India: an exploratory study during COVID-19” by Mythili Hazarika, Bornali Das, Shyamanta Das, Atanu Baruah, Nivedita Sharma, Chandamita Barua, Jayashree Das, Sandamita Choudhury, Dyuksha Hazarika, Phulen Sarma, and Samrat Singh Bhandari, and published in the January-June 2021, Volume 12 Issue 1 of the Open Journal of Psychiatry & Allied Sciences (OJPAS®) is in PubMed Central (PMCID: PMC7644027).

“The psychological impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and associated risk factors during the initial stage among the general population in India” by Mythili Hazarika, Shyamanta Das, Samrat Singh Bhandari, and Phulen Sharma, and published in the January-June 2021, Volume 12 Issue 1 of the Open Journal of Psychiatry & Allied Sciences (OJPAS®) is in PubMed Central (PMCID: PMC7591145).

“Gearing up to tackle mental health issues in the post-COVID-19 world” by Nikhil Nayar, Shijo John Joseph, Samrat Singh Bhandari, Sanjiba Dutta, and Sheikh Shoib, and published in the January-June 2021, Volume 12 Issue 1 of the Open Journal of Psychiatry & Allied Sciences (OJPAS®) is in PubMed Central (PMCID: PMC7591143).