Publications
Selected publications
- Delivering the Thinking Healthy Programme as a universal group intervention integrated into routine antenatal care: a randomized-controlled pilot study (Journal article - 2023)
- Feasibility of a birth-cohort in Pakistan: evidence for better lives study. (Journal article - 2022)
- Post Discharge mHealth and Teach-Back Communication Effectiveness on Hospital Readmissions: A Systematic Review (Journal article - 2021)
- Scalable Screening and Treatment Response Monitoring for Perinatal Depression in Low- and Middle-Income Countries (Journal article - 2021)
- COVID-19 mental health impact and responses in low-income and middle-income countries: reimagining global mental health (Journal article - 2021)
- Cultural Adaptation of Community Informant Tool for Detection of Maternal Depression in Rural Pakistan (Journal article - 2021)
- Improving access to psychosocial interventions for perinatal depression in low- and middle-income countries: lessons from the field. (Journal article - 2021)
- Accuracy of Community Informant Led Detection of Maternal Depression in Rural Pakistan. (Journal article - 2021)
- Association of maternal depression and home adversities with infant hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis biomarkers in rural Pakistan (Journal article - 2020)
- Effectiveness of a peer-delivered, psychosocial intervention on maternal depression and child development at 3 years of age: a cluster randomized trial in Pakistan (Journal article - 2020)
2024
Optimizing psychotherapies for perinatal depressive symptom dimensions by strengthening social support networks: an exploratory mediation analysis approach.
Waqas, A., Sikander, S., Malik, A., Atif, N., & Rahman, A. (2024). Optimizing psychotherapies for perinatal depressive symptom dimensions by strengthening social support networks: an exploratory mediation analysis approach.. Global mental health (Cambridge, England), 11, e91. doi:10.1017/gmh.2024.116
Efficacy of a culturally adapted, cognitive behavioural therapy-based intervention for postnatal depression in British south Asian women (ROSHNI-2): a multicentre, randomised controlled trial.
Husain, N., Lunat, F., Lovell, K., Miah, J., Chew-Graham, C. A., Bee, P., . . . Morriss, R. (2024). Efficacy of a culturally adapted, cognitive behavioural therapy-based intervention for postnatal depression in British south Asian women (ROSHNI-2): a multicentre, randomised controlled trial.. Lancet (London, England), 404(10461), 1430-1443. doi:10.1016/s0140-6736(24)01612-x
Economic costs of perinatal depression and anxiety in a lower middle income country: Pakistan.
Bauer, A., Knapp, M., Alvi, M., Chaudhry, N., Gregoire, A., Malik, A., . . . Husain, N. (2024). Economic costs of perinatal depression and anxiety in a lower middle income country: Pakistan.. Journal of affective disorders, 357, 60-67. doi:10.1016/j.jad.2024.04.061
Facilitators of and barriers to mobile phone-based interventions for perinatal mental conditions in low- and middle-income countries: A qualitative systematic review (Preprint)
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
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
Feasibility of a birth-cohort in Pakistan: evidence for better lives study.
Anwer, Y., Abbasi, F., Dar, A., Hafeez, A., Valdebenito, S., Eisner, M., . . . Hafeez, A. (2022). Feasibility of a birth-cohort in Pakistan: evidence for better lives study.. Pilot and feasibility studies, 8(1), 29. doi:10.1186/s40814-022-00980-x
2021
Post Discharge mHealth and Teach-Back Communication Effectiveness on Hospital Readmissions: A Systematic Review
Mashhadi, S. F., Hisam, A., Sikander, S., Rathore, M. A., Rifaq, F., Khan, S. A., & Hafeez, A. (2021). Post Discharge mHealth and Teach-Back Communication Effectiveness on Hospital Readmissions: A Systematic Review. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH, 18(19). doi:10.3390/ijerph181910442
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
COVID-19 mental health impact and responses in low-income and middle-income countries: reimagining global mental health
Kola, L., Kohrt, B. A., Hanlon, C., Naslund, J. A., Sikander, S., Balaji, M., . . . Patel, V. (2021). COVID-19 mental health impact and responses in low-income and middle-income countries: reimagining global mental health. LANCET PSYCHIATRY, 8(6), 535-550. doi:10.1016/S2215-0366(21)00025-0
Cultural Adaptation of Community Informant Tool for Detection of Maternal Depression in Rural Pakistan
Mohsin, S., Atif, N., Rabbani, W., Tariq, A., Khan, S. A., Tariq, M., & Sikander, S. (2021). Cultural Adaptation of Community Informant Tool for Detection of Maternal Depression in Rural Pakistan. FRONTIERS IN PSYCHIATRY, 12. doi:10.3389/fpsyt.2021.598857
Multiple mediation analysis of the peer-delivered Thinking Healthy Programme for perinatal depression: findings from two parallel, randomised controlled trials
Singla, D. R., MacKinnon, D. P., Fuhr, D. C., Sikander, S., Rahman, A., & Patel, V. (2021). Multiple mediation analysis of the peer-delivered Thinking Healthy Programme for perinatal depression: findings from two parallel, randomised controlled trials. BRITISH JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY, 218(3), 143-150. doi:10.1192/bjp.2019.184
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
Accuracy of Community Informant Led Detection of Maternal Depression in Rural Pakistan.
Mohsin, S., Waqas, A., Atif, N., Rabbani, M. W., Ali Khan, S., Bilal, S., . . . Sikander, S. (2021). Accuracy of Community Informant Led Detection of Maternal Depression in Rural Pakistan.. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(3). doi:10.3390/ijerph18031075
Feasibility of a Birth-cohort In Pakistan: Evidence For Better Lives Study
2020
Association of maternal depression and home adversities with infant hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis biomarkers in rural Pakistan
Hagaman, A. K., Baranov, V., Chung, E., LeMasters, K., Andrabi, N., Bates, L. M., . . . Maselko, J. (2020). Association of maternal depression and home adversities with infant hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis biomarkers in rural Pakistan. Journal of Affective Disorders, 276, 592-599. doi:10.1016/j.jad.2020.07.053
Effectiveness of a peer-delivered, psychosocial intervention on maternal depression and child development at 3 years of age: a cluster randomized trial in Pakistan
Maselko, J., Turner, E. L., Bates M, L., Ahmad, I., Atif, N., Baranov, V., . . . Sikander, S. (2020). Effectiveness of a peer-delivered, psychosocial intervention on maternal depression and child development at 3 years of age: a cluster randomized trial in Pakistan. The Lancet Psychiatry, 7(9), 775-787. doi:10.1016/s2215-0366(20)30258-3
Technology-Assisted Teachers' Training to Promote Socioemotional Well-Being of Children in Public Schools in Rural Pakistan.
Hamdani, S. U., Zill-e-Huma., Warraitch, A., Suleman, N., Muzzafar, N., Minhas, F. A., . . . Wissow, L. S. (2020). Technology-Assisted Teachers' Training to Promote Socioemotional Well-Being of Children in Public Schools in Rural Pakistan.. Psychiatric services (Washington, D.C.), appips202000005. doi:10.1176/appi.ps.202000005
The contribution of grandmother involvement to child growth and development: an observational study in rural Pakistan
Chung, E. O., Hagaman, A., LeMasters, K., Andrabi, N., Baranov, V., Bates, L. M., . . . Maselko, J. (2020). The contribution of grandmother involvement to child growth and development: an observational study in rural Pakistan. BMJ GLOBAL HEALTH, 5(8). doi:10.1136/bmjgh-2019-002181
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
Effectiveness of the Thinking Healthy Programme for perinatal depression delivered through peers: Pooled analysis of two randomized controlled trials in India and Pakistan
Vanobberghen, F., Weiss, H. A., Fuhr, D. C., Sikander, S., Afonso, E., Ahmad, I., . . . Rahman, A. (2020). Effectiveness of the Thinking Healthy Programme for perinatal depression delivered through peers: Pooled analysis of two randomized controlled trials in India and Pakistan. JOURNAL OF AFFECTIVE DISORDERS, 265, 660-668. doi:10.1016/j.jad.2019.11.110
2019
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
Father involvement in the first year of life: Associations with maternal mental health and child development outcomes in rural Pakistan
Maselko, J., Hagaman, A. K., Bates, L. M., Bhalotra, S., Biroli, P., Gallis, J. A., . . . Rahman, A. (2019). Father involvement in the first year of life: Associations with maternal mental health and child development outcomes in rural Pakistan. SOCIAL SCIENCE & MEDICINE, 237. doi:10.1016/j.socscimed.2019.112421
Cohort Profile: Perinatal depression and child socioemotional development ; the Bachpan cohort study from rural Pakistan.
Sikander, S., Ahmad, I., Bates, L. M., Gallis, J., Hagaman, A., O'Donnell, K., . . . Maselko, J. (2019). Cohort Profile: Perinatal depression and child socioemotional development ; the Bachpan cohort study from rural Pakistan.. BMJ open, 9(5), e025644. doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2018-025644
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
2016
The impact of perinatal depression on exclusive breastfeeding: a cohort study
Rahman, A., Hafeez, A., Bilal, R., Sikander, S., Malik, A., Minhas, F., . . . Creed, F. (2016). The impact of perinatal depression on exclusive breastfeeding: a cohort study. MATERNAL AND CHILD NUTRITION, 12(3), 452-462. doi:10.1111/mcn.12170
2015
Cognitive-Behavioral Counseling for Exclusive Breastfeeding in Rural Pediatrics: A Cluster RCT
Sikander, S., Maselko, J., Zafar, S., Haq, Z., Ahmad, I., Hafeez, A., & Rahman, A. (2015). Cognitive-Behavioral Counseling for Exclusive Breastfeeding in Rural Pediatrics: A Cluster RCT. Pediatrics, 135(2), e424-e431. doi:10.1542/peds.2014-1628
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
Integrating maternal psychosocial well-being into a child-development intervention: the five-pillars approach
Zafar, S., Sikander, S., Haq, Z., Hill, Z., Lingam, R., Skordis-Worrall, J., . . . Rahman, A. (2014). Integrating maternal psychosocial well-being into a child-development intervention: the five-pillars approach. EVERY CHILD'S POTENTIAL: INTEGRATING NUTRITION AND EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT INTERVENTIONS, 1308, 107-117. doi:10.1111/nyas.12339
The content and delivery of psychological interventions for perinatal depression by non-specialist health workers in low and middle income countries: A systematic review
Chowdhary, N., Sikander, S., Atif, N., Singh, N., Ahmad, I., Fuhr, D. C., . . . Patel, V. (2014). The content and delivery of psychological interventions for perinatal depression by non-specialist health workers in low and middle income countries: A systematic review. BEST PRACTICE & RESEARCH CLINICAL OBSTETRICS & GYNAECOLOGY, 28(1), 113-133. doi:10.1016/j.bpobgyn.2013.08.013
Understanding care and feeding practices: building blocks for a sustainable intervention in India and Pakistan
Lingam, R., Gupta, P., Zafar, S., Hill, Z., Yousafzai, A., Iyengar, S., . . . Kirkwood, B. (2014). Understanding care and feeding practices: building blocks for a sustainable intervention in India and Pakistan. EVERY CHILD'S POTENTIAL: INTEGRATING NUTRITION AND EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT INTERVENTIONS, 1308, 204-217. doi:10.1111/nyas.12326
2012
Effective treatment of perinatal depression for women in debt and lacking financial empowerment in a low-income country
Rahman, A., Sikander, S., Malik, A., Ahmed, I., Tomenson, B., & Creed, F. (2012). Effective treatment of perinatal depression for women in debt and lacking financial empowerment in a low-income country. BRITISH JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY, 201(6), 451-457. doi:10.1192/bjp.bp.112.109207
Using cognitive-behavioural techniques to improve exclusive breastfeeding in a low-literacy disadvantaged population
Rahman, A., Haq, Z., Sikander, S., Ahmad, I., Ahmad, M., & Hafeez, A. (2012). Using cognitive-behavioural techniques to improve exclusive breastfeeding in a low-literacy disadvantaged population. MATERNAL AND CHILD NUTRITION, 8(1), 57-71. doi:10.1111/j.1740-8709.2011.00362.x
2009
Young, single and <i>not</i> depressed: Prevalence of depressive disorder among young women in rural Pakistan
Rahman, A., Ahmed, M., Sikander, S., Malik, A., Tomenson, B., & Creed, F. (2009). Young, single and <i>not</i> depressed: Prevalence of depressive disorder among young women in rural Pakistan. JOURNAL OF AFFECTIVE DISORDERS, 117(1-2), 42-47. doi:10.1016/j.jad.2008.12.008
2008
Feasibility study of a community-based intervention for mental retardation in rural Pakistan
Tareen., A., Ahmed., M., Ahmed., I., Sikander, S., Tahir, K., Hafeez, A., . . . Rahman, A. (2008). Feasibility study of a community-based intervention for mental retardation in rural Pakistan. Pakistan Paediatric Journal, 32(4), 200-207.
Cognitive behaviour therapy-based intervention by community health workers for mothers with depression and their infants in rural Pakistan: a cluster-randomised controlled trial
Rahman, A., Malik, A., Sikander, S., Roberts, C., & Creed, F. (2008). Cognitive behaviour therapy-based intervention by community health workers for mothers with depression and their infants in rural Pakistan: a cluster-randomised controlled trial. LANCET, 372(9642), 902-909. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(08)61400-2
Undated
Grandmother Involvement on Child Growth and Development in Rural Pakistan
Chung, E. O., Hagaman, A., LeMasters, K., Andrabi, N., Baranov, V., Bates, L. M., . . . Maselko, J. (n.d.). Grandmother Involvement on Child Growth and Development in Rural Pakistan.