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Dysphrenia in PMC
“Knowledge and attitude towards mental illness of key informants and general population: a comparative study” by Dilip Kumar, Pradeep Kumar, Amool Ranjan Singh, and Samrat Singh Bhandari, and published in the January-June 2012, Volume 3 Issue 1 of Dysphrenia, renamed the Open Journal of Psychiatry & Allied Sciences (OJPAS®) is in PubMed Central (PMCID: PMC7470139).
The Resident’s Agora
The Open Journal of Psychiatry & Allied Sciences (OJPAS®) is glad to announce the beginning of a New Section called “THE RESIDENT’S AGORA”, a section which would be dedicated for Junior Residents/Postgraduate Trainees of psychiatry alone. This section is aimed at encouraging and enlightening budding psychiatrists in the areas of research and creative writing and, hence, help them grow with our Journal in their academic and research journey. The details regarding the types of articles and other instructions for this section will be updated soon.”
Global Psychiatry: A LAMIC Perspective
The series of webinars, titled “Global Psychiatry: A LAMIC Perspective” begins this Friday, 4 September 2020 (6-7 pm IST) with the speech of Linda B. Cottler from the United States. It is an initiative of the Society for Mental Health in LAMIC (SoMHiL), as part of MONON Assam Cares (https://www.ojpas.com/ojpas-2020-07-27-fulltext.html), in collaboration with ECHO India. The link will be: https://tinyurl.com/yyprflj4
Shijo John Joseph as Assistant Editor of OJPAS®
After successfully editing the COVID-19 section, Shijo John Joseph, MD resumes as the Assistant Editor of the Open Journal of Psychiatry & Allied Sciences (OJPAS®). Shijo is the Assistant Professor at the Department of Psychiatry in Sikkim Manipal Institute of Medical Sciences, Sikkim Manipal University, Gangtok, Sikkim.
Public mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic
“Public mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic: challenges and game plan” by Bemma Konthoujam is the new Advance Online Publication of the Open Journal of Psychiatry & Allied Sciences (OJPAS®).
Depression and HIV/AIDS
Titled “Depression and HIV/AIDS”, 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, highlights the original article, “Depressive symptoms and suicidal ideation in people living with HIV/AIDS and their caregivers: a comparative study” by Ravinder Kumar Prajapati, Radhey Shyam, and Sushma Rathee, and published in the July-December 2019, Volume 10 Issue 2 of the OJPAS®.
OJPAS® in IndianJournals.com
The articles of the current issue (July-December 2020, Volume 11 Issue 2) of the Open Journal of Psychiatry & Allied Sciences (OJPAS®) are now available in IndianJournals.com with digital object identifier (DOI).
Nosophobia, hypochondriasis, and healthcare seeking amidst the COVID-19 pandemic
“Nosophobia, hypochondriasis, and willingness of people to seek healthcare amidst the COVID-19 pandemic in Calabar Metropolis of Cross River State, Nigeria” by Nta Obono Okoi and John John Etim is the new Advance Online Publication of the Open Journal of Psychiatry & Allied Sciences (OJPAS®).
Samrat Singh Bhandari as Associate Editor of OJPAS®
Samrat Singh Bhandari, MD takes charge as the Associate Editor of the Open Journal of Psychiatry & Allied Sciences (OJPAS®). Samrat is the Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the Sikkim Manipal Institute of Medical Sciences, Sikkim Manipal University, Gangtok, Sikkim, India.
Let’s not stain our hearts – with stigma
Rijusmita Sarma, the Editorial Assistant of the Open Journal of Psychiatry & Allied Sciences (OJPAS®) wrote, “Let’s not stain our hearts – with stigma” in The Sentinel.
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