2022
Suicide Ideation within and outside the Perinatal Period: An Exploration of Interpersonal Factors from a Maternal Cohort in Rural Pakistan to Improve Intervention Targeting
Hagaman A, Bates L, Atif N, Chung E, LeMasters K, Rahman A, Saqib K, Sikander S, Maselko J. Suicide Ideation within and outside the Perinatal Period: An Exploration of Interpersonal Factors from a Maternal Cohort in Rural Pakistan to Improve Intervention Targeting. Archives Of Suicide Research 2022, 28: 231-249. PMID: 36533657, PMCID: PMC10277318, DOI: 10.1080/13811118.2022.2154727.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMonths postpartumSuicidal thoughtsSocial supportWeeks of pregnancySuch risk factorsBurden of suicideCohort studyMaternal deathsPerinatal womenYear postpartumMaternal cohortRisk factorsPerinatal periodIndependent factorsCombined associationsPsychosocial interventionsPregnancySI prevalenceSuicidal ideationPostpartumSubstantial mortalityPrevalenceMixed effects modelsIntervention targetingInterpersonal factors
2020
Effectiveness of a peer-delivered, psychosocial intervention on maternal depression and child development at 3 years postnatal: a cluster randomised trial in Pakistan
Maselko J, Sikander S, Turner EL, Bates LM, Ahmad I, Atif N, Baranov V, Bhalotra S, Bibi A, Bibi T, Bilal S, Biroli P, Chung E, Gallis JA, Hagaman A, Jamil A, LeMasters K, O'Donnell K, Scherer E, Sharif M, Waqas A, Zaidi A, Zulfiqar S, Rahman A. Effectiveness of a peer-delivered, psychosocial intervention on maternal depression and child development at 3 years postnatal: a cluster randomised trial in Pakistan. The Lancet Psychiatry 2020, 7: 775-787. PMID: 32828167, PMCID: PMC8015797, DOI: 10.1016/s2215-0366(20)30258-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMaternal depressionPsychosocial interventionsUsual careLong-term maternal outcomesMaternal depression symptomsAllocation statusScalable psychosocial interventionsMaternal outcomesRandomisation sequencePrimary outcomePregnant womenExcess riskDepression exposureRecurring courseSevere symptomsTrial participantsOffspring outcomesDepression symptomsDepressionVillage clustersInterventionTrialsOutcomesSymptomsPrincipal investigator
2019
Delivering maternal mental health through peer volunteers: a 5-year report
Atif N, Bibi A, Nisar A, Zulfiqar S, Ahmed I, LeMasters K, Hagaman A, Sikander S, Maselko J, Rahman A. Delivering maternal mental health through peer volunteers: a 5-year report. International Journal Of Mental Health Systems 2019, 13: 62. PMID: 31534475, PMCID: PMC6747744, DOI: 10.1186/s13033-019-0318-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSustained motivationEvidence-based psychosocial interventionsMental healthOwn mental healthPeer volunteersMaternal mental healthAvenues of employmentNon-specialist health workersPsychosocial interventionsExtended interventionsPersonal benefitsMotivationGroup sessionsSuch interventionsRural RawalpindiCompetency checklistHealthy ProgrammeSocial standingResearch attentionPeersObservational toolFirst-line managementInterventionFuture directionsPerinatal depression