“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 is the new Advance Online Publication in the Open Journal of Psychiatry & Allied Sciences (OJPAS®).

“Diagnostic dilemma of cognitive decline in a young female: considering congenital rubella, depressive disorder, and moyamoya disease” by Robin Victor, Vrinda Saxena, Shailendra Raghuvanshi, and Ravi Gupta is the new Advance Online Publication of the Open Journal of Psychiatry & Allied Sciences (OJPAS®).

The fortnightly Mind Matters 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, titled “Opioid dependence syndrome” focuses on the original article, “Low-dose and high-dose naltrexone in opioid dependence syndrome: a three months outcome study” by Ajeet Sidana, Subhash Das, and Sai Prashant Bansal, and published in the July-December 2019, Volume 10 Issue 2 of OJPAS®.

This fortnight’s Mind Matters column of Shyamanta Das, the Editor-in-Chief of the Open Journal of Psychiatry & Allied Sciences (OJPAS®) in Horizon, the Friday supplement with The Assam Tribune, titled “Behavioural problems” highlights the original article, “Content validity of a structured tool: knowledge questionnaire on behavioural problems” by Nabanita Barman and Mridula Saikia Khanikor, and published in the July-December 2020, Volume 10 Issue 2 of OJPAS®.

“Metabolic syndrome among patients taking second generation antipsychotics: does obstructive sleep apnoea and sleep quality play any role?” by Rupali Rohatgi and Priya Ranjan Avinash is the new Advance Online Publication of the Open Journal of Psychiatry & Allied Sciences (OJPAS®).

““Extant of the living dead”: a case report on Cotard’s syndrome and its treatment aspects from a tertiary care hospital in India” by Keya Das, P Liji, and VSSR Ryali is the new Advance Online Publication of the Open Journal of Psychiatry & Allied Sciences (OJPAS®).

Board of Governors in super-session of Medical Council of India in their notification, dated New Delhi, the 12th February, 2020 make the Minimum Qualifications for Teachers in Medical Institutions (Amendment) Regulations, 2019, published in The Gazette of India from New Delhi on February 17, 2020. The regulations define indexed journals as those included in Medline, Pubmed Central, Citation index, Sciences Citation index, Expanded Embase, Scopus, Directory of Open access journals (DoAJ). The Open Journal of Psychiatry & Allied Sciences (OJPAS®) is in DOAJ since 9 May 2016.

Titled, “Depression and anxiety in opioid users”, this fortnight’s Mind Matters 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, discusses the original article, “Study of sociodemographic correlates, anxiety, and depression among opioid dependents admitted in treatment centres in Sikkim, India” by Bishnu Sharma, Samrat Singh Bhandari, Sanjiba Dutta, and Geeta Soohinda, published in the current issue (July-December 2020, Volume 10 Issue 2) of OJPAS®.

“Internet addiction as a comorbid condition among users with mild intellectual disability” by Manoj Kumar Sharma, BK Leeshma, K Prasad, Mh Ameer Hamza, Ashwini Tadpatrikar, Pranjali Chakraborty Thakur, and Priya Singh is the new Advance Online Publication of the Open Journal of Psychiatry & Allied Sciences (OJPAS®).

Rijusmita Sarma, the Editorial Assistant of the Open Journal of Psychiatry & Allied Sciences (OJPAS®) wrote “Open letter to those preparing for board and entrance exams” in The Sentinel.