2021
Adverse childhood experiences and depression among women in rural Pakistan
LeMasters K, Bates LM, Chung EO, Gallis JA, Hagaman A, Scherer E, Sikander S, Staley BS, Zalla LC, Zivich PN, Maselko J. Adverse childhood experiences and depression among women in rural Pakistan. BMC Public Health 2021, 21: 400. PMID: 33632175, PMCID: PMC7905421, DOI: 10.1186/s12889-021-10409-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAdverse Childhood ExperiencesCohort StudiesDepressionDepressive Disorder, MajorFemaleHumansPakistanPregnancyConceptsMajor depressive episodeSymptom severityPerinatal mental health interventionsWomen's depressionBackgroundAdverse childhood experiencesDepressive symptom severityMajority of womenACE-International QuestionnaireCurrent mental healthMental health interventionsAdverse childhood experiencesChildhood experiencesCohort studyDepressive episodeMonths postpartumPerinatal periodElevated riskPronounced elevationHealth interventionsMore ACEsRural PakistanMental healthFamily distressCommon pathwayDepression
2019
Psychosocial determinants of sustained maternal functional impairment: Longitudinal findings from a pregnancy-birth cohort study in rural Pakistan
Hagaman A, Gallis JA, Bhalotra S, Baranov V, Turner EL, Sikander S, Maselko J. Psychosocial determinants of sustained maternal functional impairment: Longitudinal findings from a pregnancy-birth cohort study in rural Pakistan. PLOS ONE 2019, 14: e0225163. PMID: 31743374, PMCID: PMC6863521, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0225163.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPoor functioningFunctional impairmentPsychosocial characteristicsPerinatal mental healthFunctional trajectoriesPublic health implicationsImportant protective roleHigh functioning groupGroup-based trajectory modeling approachCohort studyThird trimesterFunction recoveryPerinatal periodAssess predictorsChild CohortProtective rolePsychosocial determinantsOne-yearMental healthImportant markerHealth implicationsTrajectory groupsFunctioning groupPregnancyLongitudinal findings