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 factorsEffects of a maternal psychosocial intervention on hair derived biomarkers of HPA axis function in mothers and children in rural Pakistan
Baranov V, Frost A, Hagaman A, Simmons J, Manzoor M, Biroli P, Bhalotra S, Rahman A, Sikander S, Maselko J. Effects of a maternal psychosocial intervention on hair derived biomarkers of HPA axis function in mothers and children in rural Pakistan. SSM - Mental Health 2022, 2: 100082. PMID: 37441003, PMCID: PMC10338030, DOI: 10.1016/j.ssmmh.2022.100082.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHPA axis activityPerinatal depression interventionAxis activityEUC groupDHEAS levelsDepression interventionsIntervention groupCommunity-based randomized control trialIntervention effectsHPA axis functionMaternal cortisol levelsHigher DHEAS levelsUseful clinical indicatorRandomized control trialLong-term HPA axis activityPhysiological stress systemsUsual careHPA hormonesAxis functionYear postpartumAdrenal axisCognitive-behavioral interventionsClinical indicatorsInfant healthInfant cortisolMother-in-law childcare and perinatal depression in rural Pakistan
Chung E, Hagaman A, Bibi A, Frost A, Haight S, Sikander S, Maselko J. Mother-in-law childcare and perinatal depression in rural Pakistan. Women's Health 2022, 18: 17455057221141288. PMID: 36468464, PMCID: PMC9726850, DOI: 10.1177/17455057221141288.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPerinatal depressionMaternal mental healthMonths postpartumMental healthImmediate postpartum periodFirst year postpartumStructured Clinical InterviewCross-sectional associationsHigh motherMental Disorders-IVYear postpartumLife Events ChecklistPostpartum periodMajor depressionPerinatal periodMaternal depressionLow prevalenceBirth cohortClinical InterviewLow motherPostpartumRural PakistanStatistical ManualDepressionMothers
2020
Association of maternal depression and home adversities with infant hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis biomarkers in rural Pakistan
Hagaman AK, Baranov V, Chung E, LeMasters K, Andrabi N, Bates LM, Rahman A, Sikander S, Turner E, Maselko J. Association of maternal depression and home adversities with infant hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis biomarkers in rural Pakistan. Journal Of Affective Disorders 2020, 276: 592-599. PMID: 32871690, PMCID: PMC7792907, DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2020.07.053.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHPA axis activityMaternal depressionSocio-economic statusYear postpartumDHEAS levelsAxis activityIntimate partner violenceInfant stress response systemsSignificant associationLow DHEAS levelsHPA axis dysregulationHPA axis hormonesOne-year-old infantsYears of ageConsistent significant associationsChildren's HPA-axis activityHigher socio-economic statusSignificant positive associationAxis dysregulationAxis hormonesAdrenal axisStress-related diseasesDHEA activityInfant cortisolDepression severity