Platelet and anxiety

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®.
Prof. Adhikari from Nepal joins OJPAS®

Shailendra Raj Adhikari, Professor of Psychiatry in Chitwan School of Medical Sciences, Bharatpur, Chitwan, Nepal joins the Editorial Board of the Open Journal of Psychiatry & Allied Sciences (OJPAS®).
Psychosis and anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis

“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®).
HIV and mental health

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®.
Advance Directives
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®.
Dhat syndrome

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®.
Socio-cultural factors in therapy

“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®).
Menstruation and psychosis

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®), titled “Menstruation and psychosis” discusses the case study, “Menstrual-related psychosis” by Binita Talukdar, Kunal Deb, and Soumik Sengupta, and published in the January-June 2019, Volume 10 Issue 1 of OJPAS®.
Menstrual Hygiene
Marami Baishya, the Editorial Board Member of the Open Journal of Psychiatry & Allied Sciences (OJPAS®) spoke on ‘Menstrual Hygiene’ at NEMCARE Group of Institutions, Mirza, Kamrup, Assam.
Luminous Life

Titled “Luminous life”, the fortnightly Mind Matters column of the Editor-in-Chief of the Open Journal of Psychiatry & Allied Sciences (OJPAS®), Shyamanta Das in the Horizon, the Friday supplement with The Assam Tribune highlights “Reflections on and discussions about ‘Luminous Life: A New Model of Humanistic Psychotherapy’” by Mythili Hazarika and Partha Choudhury, and published in the January-June 2019, Volume 10 Issue 1 of OJPAS®.