Eastern Journal of Psychiatry

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Editorial Board

Editor-in-Chief

Dr. Shyamanta Das
Associate Professor and Head of the Department,
Department of Psychiatry, Dhubri Medical College Hospital, P.O. Jhagrarpar SPO, Dhubri, Assam, PIN - 783325
Dr.ShyamantaDas@gmail.com

Executive Editor

Dr. Samrat Singh Bhandari
Professor
Department of Psychiatry, Sikkim Manipal Institute of Medical Sciences, Sikkim Manipal University,
5th Mile, NH 31A, Tadong, Gangtok-737102, Sikkim, India
samrat.bhandari@yahoo.co.in

Managing Executive Editor

Dr Sourav Khanra
MD, DNB
Associate Professor of Psychiatry
Department of Psychiatry
Central Institute of Psychiatry, Ranchi
souravpsy@gmail.com

Dr Umesh S
MD, DPM
Associate Professor of Psychiatry
Department of Psychiatry
Central Institute of Psychiatry, Ranchi
umesh.yes@hotmail.com

Associate Editor

Dr Ranjan Bhattacharya
MD, DNB, MNAMS
Associate Prof. and Head
Dept. of Psychiatry
Murshidabad Medical College & Hospital, West Bengal Medical Education Services
drrbcal@gmail.com

Dr Pranab Kumar Mahapatra
MD, DPM
Professor of Psychiatry
Department of Psychiatry
KIMS Bhubaneshwar
drpranab@outlook.com

Dr Vijay Gogoi
MD
Associate Professor of Psychiatry
Department of Psychiatry
LGBRIMH, Tezpur
vijaygogoi50@gmail.com

Dr Kaustav Chakraborty
MD, DNB, MNAMS
Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Head
Department of Psychiatry
College of Medicine and J.N.M. Hospital, WBUHS, Kalyani, Nadia, W.B.
drkaustav2003@yahoo.co.in

Dr Aniruddha Mukherjee
MD
Associate Professor of Psychiatry
Department of Psychiatry
Central Institute of Psychiatry, Ranchi
dr_aniruddha@hotmail.com

Assistant Editor
Dr Niska Sinha
MD
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry
Department of Psychiatry
IGIMS, Patna
niskasinha@yahoo.com

Dr Dharani. R
MD
Senior Resident
Department of Child and Adoelscent Psychiatry
Central Institute of Psychiatry, Ranchi
dharuridu@gmail.com

Dr Arnab Bhattacharya
MD, DPM
Consultant Psychiatrist
Department of Psychiatry
Tata Motors Hospital, Tatanagar
arnab2013@gmail.com

Dr Velprashanth Venkatesan
MD
DM, SR
Department of Child and Adoelscent Psychiatry
PGIMER, Chandigarh
mr.velprashanth@gmail.com

Dr Chandramouli Roy
MD
Senior Resident
Department of Psychiatry
Central Institute of Psychiatry, Ranchi
chandramouliroy@gmail.com

Dr Ajay Kumar Bakhla
MD, DPM
Additional Professor of Psychiatry
Department of Psychiatry
RIMS, Ranchi
ajaybakhla@gmail.com

Dr Dhanvi Mesvani
DPM
Consultant Psychiatrist
Mumbai
dhanvi05@gmail.com

Dr. Kamlesh Kumar Sahu
Associate Professor
Department of Psychiatry, Government Medical College & Hospital, Sector 32, Chandigarh, India
withkamlesh@gmail.com
Editorial Board
Dr Sukanto Sarkar
MD, DPM
Professor of Psychiatry and Head
Department of Psychiatry
AIIMS, Kalyani
sukanto_sarkar@yahoo.com

Dr Hariom Pachori
MSc
Biostatistician
Central Institute of Psychiatry, Ranchi
hariom.iips@gmail.com

Dr Roshan V Khanande
MD
Associate Professor of Psychiatry
Department of Psychiatry
Central Institute of Psychiatry, Ranchi
roshankhanande@gmail.com

Dr Swarnali Bose
PhD in Clinical Psychology
Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychology
Department of Clinical Psychology
Central Institute of Psychiatry, Ranchi
swarnali.bose@rediffmail.com

Dr Narendra Kumar Singh
PhD in Psychiatric Social Work
Psychiatric Social Welfare Officer
Department of Psychiatric Social Work
Central Institute of Psychiatry, Ranchi
narendrapsw@gmail.com

Dr Imon Paul
MD, DPM
Associate Professor of Psychiatry
Department of Psychiatry
IQ Medical College, bhilai
dr.imonpaul@gmail.com

Dr Shobit Garg
MD, DPM
Professor of Psychiatry
Department of Psychiatry
SGRRIMSH, Dehradun
shobit.garg@gmail.com

Dr. Naren Rao
Additional Professor
Department of Psychiatry, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS), Bangalore, India
docnaren@gmail.com

Dr. Samir Kumar Praharaj
Professor & Head
Department of Psychiatry, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, Karnataka, India
samir.kp@manipal.edu

Dr Vidya KL
DMB, DPM
DM, SR
Department of Geriatric Mental Health
KGMU, Lucknow
dr.vidyakl@gmail.com

Dr Suhas Ganesh
MD
Post-doctoral associate
Schizophrenia Neuropharmacology Research Group at Yale (SNRGY)
ale University School of Medicine
suhas.ganesh@yale.edu

Dr Madhumita Bhattacharyya
PhD in Clinical Psychology
Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychology
Department of Clinical Psychology
Central Institute of Psychiatry, Ranchi
bhattacharyyamadhumita2@gmail.com
Chief Editorial Advisors

Dr. O P Singh
Professor of Psychiatry, WBMES
Consultant Psychiatrist, AMRI group of Hospitals, AA 304. Ashabari Apartments, O /31 Baishnab Ghata Patuli Kolkata 700094
opsingh.nm@gmail.com

Dr N N Raju
MD
Professor of Psychiatry
Department of Psychiatry
NIMS, Vizag
drnnraju@gmail.com

Dr Vinay Kumar
MD
Consultant Psychiatrist
Patna
dr.vinaykr@gmail.com

Dr. Gautam Saha
Director
Clinic Brain Neuropsychiatric Institute and Research Centre President, Saarc Psychiatric Foundation
drgautamsaha@gmail.com

Journal Advisory Committee
Dr. Sujit Sarkhel
Assistant Professor
Department of Psychiatry, National Institute of Mental Health And Neuro Sciences (NIMHANS), Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
sujitsarkhel@gmail.com

Dr Amrit Pattojoshi
MD, DPM
Professor of Psychiatry
Department of Psychiatry
HiTech Medical College, Bhubaneshwar
dramritp@gmail.com

Dr R K Lenin Singh
MD
Professor of Psychiatry
Department of Psychiatry
RIMS, Imphal
leninrk@yahoo.com

Dr Sanjiba Dutta
MD
Professor of Psychiatry
Department of Psychiatry
SMIMS, Gangtok
sanjibadutta@rediffmail.com

Dr P K Singh
MD
Professor of Psychiatry
Department of Psychiatry
PMCH, Patna

Dr Debashish Konar
MD, DPM
Consultant Psychiatrist
Burdwan
devkon59@yahoo.com

Dr Naresh Nebhinani
MD
Professor of Psychiatry
Department of Psychiatry
AIIMS, Jodhpur
drnaresh_pgi@yahoo.com

Dr Neena Sawant
MD
Professor of Psychiatry
Department of Psychiatry
Seth GSMC and KEM Hospital, Mumbai
drneenas@yahoo.com

Dr. Shahul Ameen
Psychiatrist
St Thomas Hospital, Changanacherry, Kerala, India
shahulameen@yahoo.com

Dr TSS Rao
MD
Professor of Psychiatry
Department of Psychiatry
JSS Medical College, Mysuru
tssrao19@gmail.com

Dr S Haque Nizamie
MD, DPM
Professor of Psychiatry
Department of Psychiatry
Central Institute of Psychiatry, Ranchi
sh.nizamie@gmail.com

Dr Ganesan Venkatasubramanian
MD, PhD
Professor of Psychiatry
Department of Psychiatry
NIMHANS, Bengaluru
venkat.nimhans@gmail.com

Dr Sandeep Grover
MD
Professor of Psychiatry
Department of Psychiatry
PGIMER, Chandigarh
drsandeepg2002@gmail.com

Dr Rajesh Sagar
MD
Professor of Psychiatry
Department of Psychiatry
AIIMS, New Delhi
rsagar29@gmail.com
International Advisory Committee
Dr Baxi Sinha
MD, DPM
Consultant Psychiatrist
Tees, Esk & Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust
Tees, Esk & Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust
baxi.sinha@nhs.net

Dr Brenden Kelly
MD
Professor of Psychiatry
Department of Psychiatry
Trinity College, Dublin
brendankelly35@gmail.com

Dr Pushpal Desarkar
MD, DPM
Medical Head, Adult Neurodevelopmental Services
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto
pushpal.desarkar@camh.ca

Dr Vinay Lakra
MD
President, RANZCP
Department of Psychiatry
Victoria Mental Health Services, Australia
Vinay.Lakra@mh.org.au

Dr Soumya Basu
MD, DPM
Consultant Psychiatrist
Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist
Melbourne
soumya.basu@monash.edu

Dr Deepak Dsouza
MD
Professor of Psychiatry
Yale University School of Medicine
Yale University School of Medicine
deepak.dsouza@yale.edu

Dr K Jagadheesan
MD
Consultant Psychiatrist
Department of Psychiatry
NWAMHS, Melbourne
jagpsy@hotmail.com
Distinguished Past Editors
Dr. Sujit Sarkhel
Assistant Professor
Department of Psychiatry, National Institute of Mental Health And Neuro Sciences (NIMHANS), Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
sujitsarkhel@gmail.com

Dr Sayeed Akhtar
MD, DPM
Ex-Medical Superintendent
Department of Psychiatry
Central Institute of Psychiatry, Ranchi
sayeedranchi@gmail.com

Dr Vinod Kumar Sinha
MD, DPM
Professor of Psychiatry
Department of Psychiatry
Central Institute of Psychiatry, Ranchi
vinod_sinhacip@yahoo.co.in

Dr Kangkan Pathak
MD
Professor of Psychiatry
Department of Psychiatry
LGBRIMH, Tezpur

Dr. Nishant Goyal
Professor of Psychiatry
Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Central Institute of Psychiatry, Ranchi, Jharkhand

Dr Anil Kumar
MD
Consultant Psychiatrist
Ranchi
anilsudesh1953@gmail.com

Dr. O P Singh
Professor of Psychiatry, WBMES
Consultant Psychiatrist, AMRI group of Hospitals, AA 304. Ashabari Apartments, O /31 Baishnab Ghata Patuli Kolkata 700094
opsingh.nm@gmail.com

Dr Vinay Kumar
MD
Consultant Psychiatrist
Patna
dr.vinaykr@gmail.com
President (Indian Psychiatric Society Eastern Zonal Branch)

Dr Vinay Kumar

President Elect-cum-Vice President

Dr Jayanta Das

Hony. Secretary

Dr Arabinda Brahma

Hony. Treasurer

Abir Mukherjee
Kolkata

Immediate Past President

D. Ram

Immediate Past Secretary

R K Lenin Singh

Executive Council Members
Rajesh Kumar
Director
Rani Children Hospital, Ranchi, Jharkhand, India

Arvind Nongpiur

Dipayan Sarkar

Ranjan Bhattacharya

Roshan V Khanande

Suvendu Mishra

Satish Rasaily

Varun S Mehta

Anweshak Das

J P Rusell Ravan
Managing Editor

Rekha Mahey
rekha.mahey@jaypeebrothers.com

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