Pooja Shatadal

• Government Medical College, Surat

Background Opioid use disorder (OUD) patients often use other substances. Polysubstance use is a concern for patients treated for OUD. While buprenorphine opioid substitution therapy (OST) curtails harmful opioid use, co-occurring use of substances, such as cannabis and cocaine may negatively affect treatment outcomes. Aims (1) To assess the exten...

Background The Indian Teachers of Psychiatry (IToP) forum introduced a unique research grant scheme- IToP-MUST (Minds United Scholarship for Teachers) Enrich Research Grant- for conducting research in psychiatry education. This scoping review’s objectives are to (a) assess the research areas and methodologies of MUST Enrich grant-supported research...

Background: The COVID-19 outbreak has been declared as a global pandemic by WHO. It has placed an unprecedented burden on health systems and authorities.In this complex context, their knowledge and attitude towards the pandemic can influence their psychological state and information about their behavioral insights can be valuable to ascertain effec...

Academic examinations are a very stressful event for an MBBS student. While many students learn to deal with it through the use of helpful or unhelpful coping skills, many still end up with considerable psychological morbidity in the form of anxiety and depression along with deterioration in overall health. Jacobson’s Progressive Muscle Relaxation...

This is a letter in response to Pombo R, Johnson E, Gamboa A, Omalu B. Autopsy‑proven mirtazapine withdrawal‑induced mania/hypomania associated with sudden death. J Pharmacol Pharmacother 2017;8:185‑7