Thara Rangaswamy

TL;DR: An evaluation of the first large-scale implementation and evaluation of QualityRights as a scalable human rights-based approach in public mental health services in Gujarat, India shows that quality of services provided by those services receiving the QualityR Rights intervention improved significantly.

TL;DR: With regular treatment, most patients with early psychosis achieve remission within 2 years, and negative symptoms persisting for longer than 6 months could be an indicator of long-term outcome.

TL;DR: A dearth of high-quality guidelines and contextualised primary evidence for management of psychiatric emergencies in low-income and middle-income countries exists and filling these gaps in present guidelines needs to be an urgent research priority.

TL;DR: Cognitive stimulation therapy for persons with mild to moderate dementia in Chennai, India was successfully adapted and found to be an acceptable, enjoyable, and constructive by participants and carers alike.

TL;DR: Early intervention is effective and more so if DUP is shorter, and Medication adherence in therapeutic engagement and psychosocial needs should be considered in the implementation of early intervention programs in the authors' cultural context.