In the fortnightly Mind Matters column, titled “Tele-counselling during COVID-19” in Horizon, the Friday supplement with The Assam Tribune, Shyamanta Das, the Editor-in-Chief of the Open Journal of Psychiatry & Allied Sciences (OJPAS®) discusses the original paper: research article, “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 January-June 2021, Volume 12 Issue 1 of OJPAS®.

The Editor-in-Chief of the Open Journal of Psychiatry & Allied Sciences (OJPAS®), Shyamanta Das discusses the review article, ‘Psychological ramifications of detraining effects in sportspersons amidst the COVID-19 pandemic: a consensus compendium’ by Jerrin Shaji Kizhakkekara, Shijo John Joseph, and Guru S Gowda, and published in the January-June 2021, Volume 12 Issue 1 of OJPAS® in this fortnight’s Mind Matters column, titled “Sportspersons amidst the COVID-19 pandemic” in Horizon, the Friday supplement with The Assam Tribune.