Monobider Moner Katha
Gautam Kr. Bandyopadhyay
Open J Psychiatry Allied Sci. 2017 Jul 21. [Epub ahead of print]. Available from: http://www.ojpas.com/get_file.php?id=32158337&vnr=915687

Occupational stress
“Occupational stress” is the title of this fortnight’s Mind Matters column of Shyamanta Das, the Editor-in-Chief of the Open Journal of Psychiatry & Allied Sciences (OJPAS®), published in Horizon, the supplement with The Assam Tribune. The column talks about the International Institute of Organisational Psychological Medicine (IIOPM) and its Dean and Executive Director Global Professor Russell Franco D’Souza joining the Editorial Board of OJPAS®. It also discusses the original research paper, titled “Occupational stress among police personnel in India” by G Ragesh, Harish M Tharayil, Meharoof Raj TP, Mariamma Philip, and Ameer Hamza, and published in the current issue (July-December 2017, Volume 8 Issue 2) of OJPAS®.
Dr. Mekhala Sarkar in the Editorial Board

Welcome Dr Mekhala Sarkar to the editorial team of the Open Journal of Psychiatry & Allied Sciences (OJPAS®). She is an Assistant Professor in National Institute of Mental Health, Bangladesh. She also holds the position of Scientific Secretary, Bangladesh Association of Psychiatrists and is the Executive Editor of the Bangladesh Journal of Psychiatry.
Samrat Singh Bhandari, the Assistant Editor
Earlier Editorial Board Member Dr. Samrat Singh Bhandari, MD assumed the post of Assistant Editor of the Open Journal of Psychiatry & Allied Sciences (OJPAS®). Dr. Samrat is the Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry, Sikkim Manipal Institute of Medical Sciences, Gangtok, Sikkim, India. He is also Member, International Forum of Teachers (IFT), UNESCO Chair in Bioethics, Haifa.
Russell F D’Souza in Editorial Board
Professor Russell Franco D’Souza, MD joins the Editorial Board of the Open Journal of Psychiatry & Allied Sciences (OJPAS®). Professor D’Souza is Head, Asia Pacific Division, UNESCO Chair in Bioethics (Haifa) as well as Dean and Executive Director, Professor of Psychological Medicine, International Institute of Organisational Psychological Medicine (www.iiopm.org). Professor D’Souza is also the founding managing editor of the Asian Journal of Psychiatry.
Internet addiction and college students
Narayan R Mutalik, Tejaswi TP, Shankar Moni, SB Choudhari
Open J Psychiatry Allied Sci. 2017 Jul 14. [Epub ahead of print]. Available from: http://www.ojpas.com/get_file.php?id=32138614&vnr=405291

OJPAS® in Index Copernicus
The July-December 2015, Volume 6 Issue 2 of the Open Journal of Psychiatry & Allied Sciences (OJPAS®) is now in Index Copernicus.
Putul Mahanta joins Editorial Board
Dr. Putul Mahanta, MBBS, MD, FIAMLE, FICFMT joins the Editorial Board of the Open Journal of Psychiatry & Allied Sciences (OJPAS®). Dr. Mahanta is the Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Health Research and Medico Legal Practice (IJHRMLP) and currently holds the post of Associate Professor, Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, Tezpur Medical College, Bihaguri, Tezpur-784010, Assam, India. Dr. Mahanta authored the Modern Textbook of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology.
OJPAS® in Index Copernicus
The January-June 2016, Volume 7 Issue 1 of the Open Journal of Psychiatry & Allied Sciences (OJPAS®) is now in Index Copernicus.
Attachment styles and alcoholism
Father and son attachment styles in alcoholic and non-alcoholic families
Mythili Hazarika, Dipesh Bhagabati
Open J Psychiatry Allied Sci. 2017 Jul 8. [Epub ahead of print]. Available from: http://www.ojpas.com/get_file.php?id=32117219&vnr=349245
