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Mens Sana Monographs, in short ''MSM'', (), is ''A Monograph Series Devoted To Understanding Medicine , Mental Health , Man And Their Matrix ''. It is published by the ''Mens Sana Research Foundation'' based in Mumbai, India. ''MSM'' attempts to give in-depth understanding of Psychiatric , Biomedical , Psychological , Philosophical consequences of Social Disorders issues and current events, written in an easy to read format, avoiding technical jargon as far as possible, but based on evidence and research studies. Every monograph is to be followed by enlightened discussion on the issues raised by interested readers and scholars. ''MSM'' tend to look at events and issues from a somewhat different perspective. There are two main types of publications. Both serve important needs and have a committed readership. One type tends to be academic and technical to the extent of being incomprehensible to anyone except one intimately connected with the subject. These are the mainstream academic research publications of the respective disciplines. One the other hand are periodicals that cater to the interests of the moment, which are racy, sensational and as easily forgotten as eagerly read. (Not that they lay claims to any eternality.) These are the newspapers, magazines, tabloids and other periodicals which fulfil our need to be aware of the multiplicity of the environment in which we exist. Both these approaches, though important, however leave a gap. The academic can be too austere for comfort, the tabloid too familiar for deeper reflection; the former too bland, the latter too spicy. An approach that provides food for thought and reflection without being too technical and elitist is therefore likely to bridge the divide between them. In other words, neither bland nor spicy: nutritious but without foregoing taste. ''MSM'' is an attempt in that direction. This ''Middle Path'' is the first fundamental pillar of the publication. The other three pillars are ''Comprehensivity'', ''Evidence'' and ''Eclecticism''. See Conceptual Foundations Of MSM . ''MSM'' contains regular features like Editorials, Musings, Reflections, The Looking Glass, Full Length Monographs, Theme Monographs, as well as a MSM Poems section on medicine, health and human behaviour. See Table Of Contents . It is available full text online. ''MSM'' provides a wide platform for serious discussion by psychiatrists, other medical scientists and clinicians, social scientists, philosophers, psychologists, sociologists and other thinkers interested in exploring social issues with scientific rigour. REFERENCES
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