Ramdas Ransing Explained

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] 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:

• The Early Career Travel Award of The International Marcé Society for Perinatal Mental Health at the Marcé Biennial Scientific Conference, Bangalore, India, 2018.^[10]
• The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists Fellowship for Early Intervention in Psychiatry at the World Psychiatric Association Thematic Congress, Melbourne, Australia, 2018.^[11]
• The Dr. Anil Kumar Dutt Award- awarded by the Indian Association of Private Psychiatry at its annual national conference, Kolkata, India, 2016.^[12]
• The Sushrut Award- award by the Academy of Medical Sciences, 2015.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences. www.mgims.ac.in. 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. 10.4103/0253-7176.185950. 0253-7176. 4980907. 27570351 . free .
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. 10.1176/appi.neuropsych.16090163. 1545-7222. 28294711. free.
4. Web site: Pasay Foundation, Pune. Pasay Foundation, Pune. 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 . 10.1111/appy.12436 . 1758-5872 . 33098740. 10282983 .
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 . 10.1177/0253717620971559 . 0253-7176 . 7802037 . 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 . 10.1177/02537176231225649 . 1 December 2024 . 0253-7176 . 39056036.
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 . en . 88 . 10.1016/j.ajp.2023.103706 . 1876-2026 . 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 . en . 13 . 1 . e12432 . 10.1111/appy.12432 . 33145988 . 1758-5864.
10. Web site: Marce 2018.
11. Web site: Fellowships for Early Career Psychiatrists Winners. en-US. 2017-12-02.
12. Web site: ANCIAPP 16 Agenda. 2 December 2017.