Ramdas Ransing

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Ramdas Ransing is an Indian psychiatrist and researcher Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences, MGIMS [1] best known for his work in Neuropsychiatry. [2] [3] He is a co-founder of the Pasay Foundation, an NGO dedicated to research in the fields of deaddiction and psychiatric work. [4] [ failed verification ] Dr. Ransing and his team developed the BIND-P model of care, a stepped-care approach aimed at managing perinatal depression in low- and middle-income countries. [5] [6] The model was initially tested in four regions of India and is now being adopted in other countries, including Nepal, Thailand, and Tunisia. [7] [8] Several nations, including India, are considering adopting this model to integrate mental health services within Reproductive and Child Health (RCH) programs and to enhance mental health care in the management of Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs). [9]

Awards and honours

Ransing has received several awards and prizes:

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References

  1. ↑ "Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences". www.mgims.ac.in. Retrieved 2019-05-31.
  2. ↑ Ransing, Ramdas Sarjerao; Mishra, Kshirod Kumar; Sarkar, Dipayan (2016-01-01). "Neuropsychiatric Manifestation of Hashimoto's Encephalopathy in an Adolescent and Treatment". Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine. 38 (4): 357–360. doi: 10.4103/0253-7176.185950 . ISSN   0253-7176. PMC   4980907 . PMID   27570351.
  3. ↑ Ransing, Ramdas Sarjerao; Khairkar, Praveen Homdeorao; Mishra, Kshirod; Sakekar, Gajanan (2017-03-15). "Potential Bedside Utility of the Clock-Drawing Test in Evaluating Rapid Therapeutic Response in the Natural Course of Schizophrenia: A Preliminary Study". The Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences. 29 (3): 289–292. doi: 10.1176/appi.neuropsych.16090163 . ISSN   1545-7222. PMID   28294711.
  4. ↑ "Pasay Foundation, Pune". Pasay Foundation, Pune. Retrieved 2017-05-13.
  5. ↑ Ransing, Ramdas; Kukreti, Prerna; Raghuveer, Pracheth; Mahadevaiah, Mahesh; Puri, Manju; Pemde, Harish; Karkal, Ravichandra; Patil, Suvarna; Nirgude, Abhay; Kataria, Dinesh; Sagvekar, Shraddha; Deshpande, Smita N. (March 2021). "Development of a brief psychological intervention for perinatal depression (BIND-P)". Asia-Pacific Psychiatry: Official Journal of the Pacific Rim College of Psychiatrists. 13 (1): e12436. doi:10.1111/appy.12436. ISSN   1758-5872. PMC   10282983 . PMID   33098740.
  6. ↑ Raghuveer, Pracheth; Ransing, Ramdas; Kukreti, Prerna; Mahadevaiah, Mahesh; Elbahaey, Wafaa Abdelhakim; Iyengar, Satish; Pemde, Harish; Deshpande, Smita N. (December 2020). "Effectiveness of a Brief Psychological Intervention Delivered by Nurse for Depression in Pregnancy: Study Protocol for a Multicentric Randomized Controlled Trial from India". Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine. 42 (6 Suppl): S23–S30. doi:10.1177/0253717620971559. ISSN   0253-7176. PMC   7802037 . PMID   33487799.
  7. ↑ Pokharel, Arpana; Ramalho, Rodrigo; Das, Bipul Kumar; Rongmei, Lungan; Jatchavala, Chonnakarn; Gürcan, Ahmet; Ransing, Ramdas (July 2024). "Technology-based Interventions to Reduce the Treatment Gap for Common Perinatal Mental Disorders in Low- and Middle-income Countries (LMICs): Challenges and the Way Forward". Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine. 46 (4): 370–372. doi:10.1177/02537176231225649 (inactive 1 December 2024). ISSN   0253-7176. PMID   39056036.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: DOI inactive as of December 2024 (link)
  8. ↑ W, Abdelghaffar; M, Daoud; S, Philip; R, Ransing; L, Jamir; C, Jatchavala; M, Pinto da Costa (October 2023). "Perinatal mental health programs in low and middle-income countries: India, Thailand, and Tunisia". Asian Journal of Psychiatry. 88. doi:10.1016/j.ajp.2023.103706. ISSN   1876-2026. PMID   37536081.
  9. ↑ Roche, Glen Cedric; Fung, Paul; Ransing, Ramdas; Noor, Isa Multazam; Shalbafan, Mohammadreza; El Hayek, Samer; Koh, Eugene Boon Yau; Gupta, Anoop Krishna; Kudva, Kundadak Ganesh (March 2021). "The state of psychiatric research in the Asia Pacific region". Asia-Pacific Psychiatry. 13 (1): e12432. doi:10.1111/appy.12432. ISSN   1758-5864. PMID   33145988.
  10. ↑ "Marce 2018".
  11. ↑ "Fellowships for Early Career Psychiatrists Winners" . Retrieved 2017-12-02.
  12. ↑ "ANCIAPP 16 Agenda" (PDF). Retrieved 2 December 2017.
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