COVID-19 Pandemic and Stepped Care Model for Perinatal Depression in Rural India: Lessons Learned and the Way Forward

• Ramdas Ransing,
• Prerna Kukreti,
• Mahesh Mahadevaiah,
• Pracheth Raghuveer,
• Ravichandra Karkal,
• Sumit Rana,
• Reena Yadav,
• Vinod Choudhary,
• Ishwar Patil,
• Suruchi Sonkar,
• Smita N. Deshpande

Affiliations

Ramdas Ransing

Dept. of Psychiatry, BKL Walawalkar Rural Medical College, Sawarde, Ratnagiri, Maharashtra, India.

Prerna Kukreti

Dept. of Psychiatry, Lady Hardinge Medical College, New Delhi, Delhi, India.

Mahesh Mahadevaiah

Dept. of Psychiatry, Dharwad Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (DIMHANS), Dharwad, Karnataka, India.

Pracheth Raghuveer

Dept. of Community Medicine, Yenepoya Medical College, Mangalore, Karnataka, India.

Ravichandra Karkal

Dept. of Psychiatry, Yenepoya Medical College, Mangalore, Karnataka, India.

Sumit Rana

Dept. of Psychiatry, Lady Hardinge Medical College, New Delhi, Delhi, India.

Reena Yadav

Dept. of Obs and Gyne, Lady Hardinge Medical College, New Delhi, Delhi, India.

Vinod Choudhary

Dept. of Pediatrics, BKL Walawalkar Rural Medical College, Sawarde, Ratnagiri, Maharashtra, India.

Ishwar Patil

Dept. of Psychiatry, BKL Walawalkar Rural Medical College, Sawarde, Ratnagiri, Maharashtra, India.

Suruchi Sonkar

Dept. of Psychiatry, Dharwad Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (DIMHANS), Dharwad, Karnataka, India.

Smita N. Deshpande

Dept. of Psychiatry, De-Addiction Services and Resource Center for Tobacco Control, Centre of Excellence in Mental Health, Atal Bihari Vajpayee Institute of Medical Sciences and Dr Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital, New Delhi, Delhi, India