Publications
2024
Profiles and associated factors of prenatal psychological symptoms and their association with health-related quality of life among pregnant women: a cross-sectional study.
Huo, L., Li, X., Yu, X., Nisar, A., & Yang, L. (2024). Profiles and associated factors of prenatal psychological symptoms and their association with health-related quality of life among pregnant women: a cross-sectional study.. BMJ open, 14(10), e087535. doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2024-087535
Impact of an intervention for perinatal anxiety on breastfeeding: findings from the Happy Mother-Healthy Baby randomized controlled trial in Pakistan.
Nisar, A., Xiang, H., Perin, J., Malik, A., Zaidi, A., Atif, N., . . . Surkan, P. J. (2024). Impact of an intervention for perinatal anxiety on breastfeeding: findings from the Happy Mother-Healthy Baby randomized controlled trial in Pakistan.. International breastfeeding journal, 19(1), 53. doi:10.1186/s13006-024-00655-8
The construction and validation of the novel nomograms for the risk prediction of prenatal depression: a cross-sectional study.
Huo, L., Yu, X., Nisar, A., Yang, L., & Li, X. (2024). The construction and validation of the novel nomograms for the risk prediction of prenatal depression: a cross-sectional study.. Frontiers in psychiatry, 15, 1478565. doi:10.3389/fpsyt.2024.1478565
2023
Technology-assisted cognitive-behavior therapy delivered by peers versus standard cognitive behavior therapy delivered by community health workers for perinatal depression: study protocol of a cluster randomized controlled non-inferiority trial.
Rahman, A., Malik, A., Atif, N., Nazir, H., Zaidi, A., Nisar, A., . . . Sikander, S. (2023). Technology-assisted cognitive-behavior therapy delivered by peers versus standard cognitive behavior therapy delivered by community health workers for perinatal depression: study protocol of a cluster randomized controlled non-inferiority trial.. Trials, 24(1), 555. doi:10.1186/s13063-023-07581-w
Adaptation and integration of the thinking healthy programme into pregnancy schools in Istanbul, Turkey.
Boran, P., Dönmez, M., Atif, N., Nisar, A., Barış, E., Us, M. C., . . . Rahman, A. (2023). Adaptation and integration of the thinking healthy programme into pregnancy schools in Istanbul, Turkey.. BMC pregnancy and childbirth, 23(1), 245. doi:10.1186/s12884-023-05572-y
Prevalence of perinatal anxiety and its determinants in mainland China: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Yang, L., Sun, J., Nan, Y., Waqas, A., Nisar, A., Wang, D., . . . Li, X. (2023). Prevalence of perinatal anxiety and its determinants in mainland China: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of Affective Disorders, 323, 193-203. doi:10.1016/j.jad.2022.11.075
Delivering the Thinking Healthy Programme as a universal group intervention integrated into routine antenatal care: a randomized-controlled pilot study
Boran, P., Dönmez, M., Barış, E., Us, M. C., Altaş, Z. M., Nisar, A., . . . Rahman, A. (2023). Delivering the Thinking Healthy Programme as a universal group intervention integrated into routine antenatal care: a randomized-controlled pilot study. BMC Psychiatry, 23(1). doi:10.1186/s12888-022-04499-6
2022
Delivering the Thinking Healthy Programme as a universal group intervention integrated into routine antenatal care: a randomized-controlled pilot study
Standardising Training of Nurses in an Evidence-Based Psychosocial Intervention for Perinatal Depression: Randomized Trial of Electronic vs. Face-to-Face Training in China
Nisar, A., Yin, J., Nan, Y., Luo, H., Han, D., Yang, L., . . . Li, X. (2022). Standardising Training of Nurses in an Evidence-Based Psychosocial Intervention for Perinatal Depression: Randomized Trial of Electronic vs. Face-to-Face Training in China. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH, 19(7). doi:10.3390/ijerph19074094
2021
IMPROVING ACCESS TO PSYCHOSOCIAL INTERVENTIONS FOR PERINATAL DEPRESSION IN LOW- AND MIDDLE-INCOME COUNTRIES: LESSONS FROM THE FIELD
Rahman, A., Sikander, S., Waqas, A., Nisar, A., Sikander, H., & Atif, N. (2021). IMPROVING ACCESS TO PSYCHOSOCIAL INTERVENTIONS FOR PERINATAL DEPRESSION IN LOW- AND MIDDLE-INCOME COUNTRIES: LESSONS FROM THE FIELD. In JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF CHILD AND ADOLESCENT PSYCHIATRY Vol. 60 (pp. S288). doi:10.1016/j.jaac.2021.07.667
Scalable Screening and Treatment Response Monitoring for Perinatal Depression in Low- and Middle-Income Countries
Waqas, A., Malik, A., Atif, N., Nisar, A., Nazir, H., Sikander, S., & Rahman, A. (2021). Scalable Screening and Treatment Response Monitoring for Perinatal Depression in Low- and Middle-Income Countries. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH, 18(13). doi:10.3390/ijerph18136693
Improving access to psychosocial interventions for perinatal depression in low- and middle-income countries: lessons from the field.
Rahman, A., Waqas, A., Nisar, A., Nazir, H., Sikander, S., & Atif, N. (n.d.). Improving access to psychosocial interventions for perinatal depression in low- and middle-income countries: lessons from the field.. International Review of Psychiatry. doi:10.1080/09540261.2020.1772551
2020
Prevalence of perinatal depression and its determinants in Mainland China: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Nisar, A., Yin, J., Waqas, A., Bai, X., Wang, D., Rahman, A., & Li, X. (2020). Prevalence of perinatal depression and its determinants in Mainland China: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of Affective Disorders. doi:10.1016/j.jad.2020.07.046
Integrating psychological interventions into maternal healthcare services: adaptation and feasibility testing of thinking healthy programme
Yin, J., Zhang, J., Nisar, A., Li, J., Yang, L., Nan, Y., . . . Li, X. (2020). Integrating psychological interventions into maternal healthcare services: adaptation and feasibility testing of thinking healthy programme. International Journal of Nursing, 39(22), 4040-4046. doi:10.3760/cma.j.cn221370-20191206-01237
Professional support during the postpartum period: primiparous mothers' views on professional services and their expectations, and barriers to utilizing professional help.
Nan, Y., Zhang, J., Nisar, A., Huo, L., Yang, L., Yin, J., . . . Li, X. (2020). Professional support during the postpartum period: primiparous mothers' views on professional services and their expectations, and barriers to utilizing professional help.. BMC pregnancy and childbirth, 20(1). doi:10.1186/s12884-020-03087-4
Professional support during the postpartum period: Primiparous mothers' views on professional services, their expectations, and barriers to utilizing professional help
Measuring the implementation strength of a perinatal mental health intervention delivered by peer volunteers in rural Pakistan
Ahmad, I., Suleman, N., Waqas, A., Atif, N., Malik, A. A., Bibi, A., . . . Sikander, S. (2020). Measuring the implementation strength of a perinatal mental health intervention delivered by peer volunteers in rural Pakistan. BEHAVIOUR RESEARCH AND THERAPY, 130. doi:10.1016/j.brat.2020.103559
Making therapies culturally relevant: translation, cultural adaptation and field-testing of the Thinking Healthy Programme for perinatal depression in China
Nisar, A., Yin, J., Yiping, N., Lanting, H., Zhang, J., Wang, D., . . . Li, X. (2020). Making therapies culturally relevant: translation, cultural adaptation and field-testing of the Thinking Healthy Programme for perinatal depression in China. BMC pregnancy and childbirth, 20. doi:10.1186/s12884-020-03044-1
Psychosocial interventions on perinatal depression in China: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Yin, J., Nisar, A., Waqas, A., Guo, Y., Qi, W. L., Wang, D., . . . Li, X. (2020). Psychosocial interventions on perinatal depression in China: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of Affective Disorders, 271, 310-327. doi:10.1016/j.jad.2020.03.019
Professional support during the postpartum period: Primiparous mothers’ views on professional services and their expectations, and barriers to utilizing professional help.
Professional support during the postpartum period: Primiparous mothers' views on professional services, their expectations, and barriers to mobilizing professional help
2019
Professional support during the postpartum period: Primiparous women’s views on professional services, their expectations, and barriers to mobilizing professional help
Delivering maternal mental health through peer volunteers: a 5-year report
Atif, N., Bibi, A., Nisar, A., Zulfiqar, S., Ahmed, I., LeMasters, K., . . . Rahman, A. (2019). Delivering maternal mental health through peer volunteers: a 5-year report. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MENTAL HEALTH SYSTEMS, 13(1). doi:10.1186/s13033-019-0318-3
Using technology to scale-up training and supervision of community health workers in the psychosocial management of perinatal depression: a non-inferiority, randomised controlled trial
Rahman, A., Akhter, P., Hamdani, S., Atif, N., Nazir, H., Uddin, I., . . . Zafar, S. (2019). Using technology to scale-up training and supervision of community health workers in the psychosocial management of perinatal depression: a non-inferiority, randomised controlled trial. Global Mental Health.
Effectiveness of a brief group psychological intervention for women in a post-conflict setting in Pakistan: a single blind, cluster, randomised controlled trial
Rahman, A. (2019). Effectiveness of a brief group psychological intervention for women in a post-conflict setting in Pakistan: a single blind, cluster, randomised controlled trial. The Lancet, 393(10182), 1733-1744. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(18)32343-2
Delivering the Thinking Healthy Programme for Perinatal Depression Through Volunteer Peers: A Cluster Randomised Controlled Trial in Pakistan
Sikander, S., Ahmad, I., Atif, N., Zaidi, A., Vanobberghen, F., Weiss, H. A., . . . Rahman, A. (2019). Delivering the Thinking Healthy Programme for Perinatal Depression Through Volunteer Peers: A Cluster Randomised Controlled Trial in Pakistan. The Lancet Psychiatry, 6(2), 128-139. doi:10.1016/S2215-0366(18)30467-X
Scaling-up psychological interventions in resource-poor settings: training and supervising peer volunteers to deliver the 'Thinking Healthy Programme' for perinatal depression in rural Pakistan
Atif, N., Nisar, A., Bibi, A., Khan, S., Zulfiqar, S., Ahmad, I., . . . Rahman, A. (2019). Scaling-up psychological interventions in resource-poor settings: training and supervising peer volunteers to deliver the 'Thinking Healthy Programme' for perinatal depression in rural Pakistan. GLOBAL MENTAL HEALTH, 6. doi:10.1017/gmh.2019.4
2017
Mother-to-mother therapy in India and Pakistan: adaptation and feasibility evaluation of the peer-delivered Thinking Healthy Programme
Atif, N., Krishna, R. N., Sikander, S., Lazarus, A., Nisar, A., Ahmad, I., . . . Rahman, A. (2017). Mother-to-mother therapy in India and Pakistan: adaptation and feasibility evaluation of the peer-delivered Thinking Healthy Programme. BMC PSYCHIATRY, 17. doi:10.1186/s12888-017-1244-z
2014
"Someone like us": delivering maternal mental health through peers in two South Asian contexts.
Singla, D., Lazarus, A., Atif, N., Sikander, S., Bhatia, U., Ahmad, I., . . . Rahman, A. (2014). "Someone like us": delivering maternal mental health through peers in two South Asian contexts.. Journal of affective disorders, 168, 452-458. doi:10.1016/j.jad.2014.07.017
"Someone like us": Delivering maternal mental health through peers in two South Asian contexts
Singla, D., Lazarus, A., Atif, N., Sikander, S., Bhatia, U., Ahmad, I., . . . Rahman, A. (2014). "Someone like us": Delivering maternal mental health through peers in two South Asian contexts. JOURNAL OF AFFECTIVE DISORDERS, 168, 452-458. doi:10.1016/j.jad.2014.07.017