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).

“A novel approach to address the novel threat” by Mythili Hazarika, Bornali Das, Shyamanta Das, Suresh Bada Math, Samrat Singh Bhandari, Lakshmanan S, Kailash Karthik, Pomi Baruah, Najeeb Hazarika, Hardeep Singh Bambrah, Kanika Suri; the Monon: Assam Cares programme 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: PMC7755153).

“A novel approach to address the novel threat” by Mythili Hazarika, Bornali Das, Shyamanta Das, Suresh Bada Math, Samrat Singh Bhandari, Lakshmanan S, Kailash Karthik, Pomi Baruah, Najeeb Hazarika, Hardeep Singh Bambrah, Kanika Suri; the Monon: Assam Cares programme and published in the January-June 2021, Volume 12 Issue 1 of the Open Journal of Psychiatry & Allied Sciences (OJPAS®) is in PubMed (PMID: 33364435).

“Iatrogenic skin popper: tramadol dependence in a patient with no previous substance history” by Shubhika Aggarwal, Kunal Kumar, Abhinit Kumar, Shruti Sharma, Nikhil Nayar, and Kapil Upadhyay is the new Advance Online Publication of the Open Journal of Psychiatry & Allied Sciences (OJPAS®).

Titled, “Culture and therapy”, this fortnight’s Mind Matter column 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 case study, “Effect of socio-cultural factors in therapeutic intervention” by Vasundharaa S Nair, Febna Moorkath, and Mysore Narasimha Vranda, and published in the January-June 2020, Volume 11 Issue 1 of OJPAS®.

Shyamanta Das, the Editor-in-Chief of the Open Journal of Psychiatry & Allied Sciences (OJPAS®) in the fortnightly Mind Matters column, titled “Parenting, temperament, and childhood anxiety” in Horizon, the Friday supplement with The Assam Tribune, highlights the original article, “Parenting styles, temperament, and anxiety in children: preliminary findings in the Indian population” by Sahithya BR and Vijaya Raman, and published in the January-June 2020, Volume 11 Issue 1 of OJPAS®.

“Economic hardships during pandemics and its impact on mental health: a narrative review with special focus on the COVID-19 pandemic” by Gunaseelan Patchaikannu is the new Advance Online Publication of the Open Journal of Psychiatry & Allied Sciences (OJPAS®).