Transgenders and parenting
In the Mind Matters column, “Transgenders and parenting” in today’s Horizon, the supplement with The Assam Tribune, Shyamanta Das, Editor-in-Chief of the Open Journal of Psychiatry & Allied Sciences (OJPAS®) discusses the original research paper, titled “A study on perceived parenting style among transgender” by Akanksha Mohta, Prasanta Kumar Roy, and Pradeep Kumar Saha, and published in the current issue (July-December 2017, Volume 8 Issue 2) of OJPAS®.
Meaningful relationships
Bornali Das, Secretary of the Society for Mental Health in LAMIC (SoMHiL) wrote on “Meaningful relationships” in today’s Horizon, the supplement with The Assam Tribune.
Clinical research
With the patronage of Professor Hemendra Ram Phookun, HOD and the initiative of the Open Journal of Psychiatry & Allied Sciences (OJPAS®), Dr Niyati Prasad conducted a workshop on “Clinical research” in the Seminar Room of the Department of Psychiatry, Gauhati Medical College Hospital, Guwahati, Assam, India.
Dr Niyati is the Medical Director of Vertex from Paddington, London and in the workshop she covered study design, randomised controlled trial, sample size, and drug development in different phases. Dr Jyotismita Choudhury convened the workshop and the event was made lively by the participation of the following:
- Prof Shailendra Kumar Talukdar
- Dr Bobby Hmar
- Dr Shyamanta Das
- Dr Utpal Bora
- Dr Simanta Talukdar
- Dr Bishnu Baishyal
- Dr Bornali Das
- Hemanta Sharma
- Dr Juhi Gupta
- Dr Rajnikant Mehar
- Dr Sanjay Singh
- Dr Sanju Borgohain
- Dr Suranjita Mazumdar
- Dr Arundhati Bhagabati
- Dr Jita Baruah
- Dr Jyotismita Choudhury
- Dr Rajvardhan Narayan
- Dr Amlanjyoti Deb
- Dr Chayanika Chaudhury
- Dr Nilofar Rahman
- Dr Porinita Chutia
- Dr Priyam Sharma
- Dr Sasanka Kumar Kakati
Prodrome, temperament, and mania
Sandeep Motichand, Daya Ram, Sujit Sarkhel, Varun Shantilal Mehta, Samir Kumar Praharaj
Open J Psychiatry Allied Sci. 2017 Aug 17. [Epub ahead of print]. Available from: http://www.ojpas.com/get_file.php?id=32226517&vnr=142895

Liaison psychiatry
“Liaison psychiatry” is the title of this fortnight’s Mind Matters column of Shyamanta Das, Editor-in-Chief of the Open Journal of Psychiatry & Allied Sciences (OJPAS®) published in the Horizon, the supplement with The Assam Tribune. The column discusses the original research paper, titled “Clinical and demographical profile of inpatient psychiatry referrals in a multispecialty teaching hospital” by Vijay Niranjan and Bharat Udey from the current issue (July-December 2017, Volume 8 Issue 2) of OJPAS®.
Adult psychiatric inpatient
Carlo Lazzari, Ahmed Shoka, Basavaraja Papanna, Kapil Kulkarni
Open J Psychiatry Allied Sci. 2017 Aug 3. [Epub ahead of print]. Available from: http://www.ojpas.com/get_file.php?id=32192337&vnr=994892

ABCD of child psychiatry
Shyamanta Das, Editor-in-Chief of the Open Journal of Psychiatry & Allied Sciences (OJPAS®) attended the Mid Term CME of the Meghalaya Branch of the Indian Psychiatric Society at Shillong as a speaker on the topic, “ABCD of child psychiatry- a newer understanding”.
Deliberate self-harm in North-Eastern India
Pattern of deliberate self-harm seen at a tertiary teaching hospital in Meghalaya, India
Arvind Nongpiur, Sonali Shinde Tesia, Vijaya Raghavan
Open J Psychiatry Allied Sci. 2017 Jul 28. [Epub ahead of print]. Available from: http://www.ojpas.com/get_file.php?id=32177889&vnr=167769

Suicide menace in North-Eastern India
Robin Victor, Chiradeep Sengupta, Subrata Naskar, Bhanita Boro, Kaveri Saxena
Open J Psychiatry Allied Sci. 2017 Jul 25. [Epub ahead of print]. Available from: http://www.ojpas.com/get_file.php?id=32168708&vnr=956436

Psychotropic use and sexual dysfunction
Shyamanta Das, Editor-in-Chief of the Open Journal of Psychiatry & Allied Sciences (OJPAS®) delivered a talk on “Psychotropic use and sexual dysfunction – is there a practical solution” in the Midterm CME of the Indian Psychiatric Society, Eastern Zonal Branch held in Kolkata on 22 and 23 July 2017 with the theme of “Clinical dilemmas in psychiatry”.