The original article, “A cross-sectional study of self-stigma and discrimination among patients with depression” by Rohit Garg and Rajnish Raj, and published in the July-December 2019, Volume 10 Issue 2 of the Open Journal of Psychiatry & Allied Sciences (OJPAS®) is covered in this fortnight’s Mind Matters column of the Editor-in-Chief of OJPAS®, Shyamanta Das in Horizon, the Friday supplement with The Assam Tribune, titled “Self-stigma”.

Titled “Magnesium and alcohol”, 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, “Serum magnesium level and severity of delirium in alcohol withdrawal state” by Anithakumari Ayirolimeethal, Tisha Rachel Jacob, Biju George, Pradeepkumar Kothamuttath, and Harish M Tharayil, published in the current issue (July-December 2019, Volume 10 Issue 2) of OJPAS®.

“Psychology of religion” by Hemendra Ram Phookun is the new Advance Online Publication of the Open Journal of Psychiatry & Allied Sciences (OJPAS®).

“Acute olanzapine toxicity in a toddler” by Hemendra Singh, Sahana Amarnath Boggaram, Mamatha Krishna Murthy, and ATK Rau is the new Advance Online Publication of the Open Journal of Psychiatry & Allied Sciences (OJPAS®).

In the fortnightly Mind Matters column in Horizon, the Friday supplement with The Assam Tribune, titled “Platelet and anxiety”, the Editor-in-Chief of the Open Journal of Psychiatry & Allied Sciences (OJPAS®), Shyamanta Das discussed the original article, “Mean platelet volume in anxiety disorder: a case-control study” by Swapna Bondade, Supriya, Manjula Adinarayan, and Parineetha P Bhat, published in the current issue (July-December 2019, Volume 10 Issue 2) of OJPAS®.

“Psychosis associated with anti-N-methyl-d-aspartate receptor encephalitis” by Udayan Bhaumik and Hemendra Singh is the new Advance Online Publication of the Open Journal of Psychiatry & Allied Sciences (OJPAS®).

Titled “HIV and mental health”, 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, “Psychiatric morbidities in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) positive patients” by Adya Shanker Srivastava, Raj Kumar, Madhukar Rai, Maheshwar Nath Tripathi, Jai Singh Yadav, and Achyut Kumar Pandey, and published in the current issue (July-December 2019, Volume 10 Issue 2) of OJPAS®.

In the Mind Matters column of Horizon, the Friday supplement with The Assam Tribune, titled “Advance Directives”, Editor-in-Chief of the Open Journal of Psychiatry & Allied Sciences (OJPAS®), Shyamanta Das discusses the Review Article, “Advance Directives: identifying possible barriers in implementation and potential remedies” by Dharmender Kumar Nehra and Rajiv Gupta, published in the current issue (July-December 2019, Volume 10 Issue 2) of OJPAS®.

Titled, “Dhat syndrome”, the Mind Matters column in Horizon, the Friday supplement with The Assam Tribune, of Shyamanta Das, the Editor-in-Chief of the Open Journal of Psychiatry & Allied Sciences (OJPAS®) discusses the review article, “Dhat syndrome: past and present – the journey of an Indian culture-bound syndrome across the globe” by Dhrubajyoti Bhuyan and Bikashita Deka, and published in the July-December 2019, Volume 10 Issue 2 of OJPAS®.

“Effect of socio-cultural factors in therapeutic intervention” by Vasundharaa S Nair, Febna Moorkath, and Vranda MN is the new Advance Online Publication of the Open Journal of Psychiatry & Allied Sciences (OJPAS®).