2024
Childhood parental bonding and depression in adulthood: A study of mothers in rural Pakistan
Frost A, Hagaman A, Bibi A, Bhalotra S, Chung E, Haight S, Sikander S, Maselko J. Childhood parental bonding and depression in adulthood: A study of mothers in rural Pakistan. Journal Of Affective Disorders 2024, 356: 715-721. PMID: 38663557, PMCID: PMC11103589, DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2024.04.090.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsParental Bonding InstrumentStructured Clinical Interview for DSM DisordersRisk of depressionPsychological controlParenting behaviorsMental healthAssociated with decreased risk of depressionParent-child relationship qualityMeasures of parental controlAssociated with increased risk of depressionDepression in adulthoodRural PakistanMental health of childrenBehavioral controlRetrospective self-reportsMothers' parenting behaviorImpact of parenting behaviorsChild mental healthChildhood parental bondingAssociated with decreased riskHealth of childrenCross-sectional studyAssociated with increased riskDSM disordersAdulthood depression
2018
Suicide in Nepal: Qualitative Findings from a Modified Case-Series Psychological Autopsy Investigation of Suicide Deaths
Hagaman AK, Khadka S, Wutich A, Lohani S, Kohrt BA. Suicide in Nepal: Qualitative Findings from a Modified Case-Series Psychological Autopsy Investigation of Suicide Deaths. Culture, Medicine, And Psychiatry 2018, 42: 704-734. PMID: 29881930, PMCID: PMC6286252, DOI: 10.1007/s11013-018-9585-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPublic health gapsAnthropological scholarshipMigrant labourFamily membersCross-cultural researchAnthropological approachPower dynamicsSpousal abuseCircumstances of suicidePsychological autopsy approachLack of educationCultural narrativesFamily disputesSouth AsiaQualitative findingsSocial stigmaSuicide narrativesImmediate family membersResearch approachSuicide deathsRural NepalSurvivors of suicideNarrative reconstructionHealth gapAutopsy approach
2017
Suicide in Nepal: a modified psychological autopsy investigation from randomly selected police cases between 2013 and 2015
Hagaman AK, Khadka S, Lohani S, Kohrt B. Suicide in Nepal: a modified psychological autopsy investigation from randomly selected police cases between 2013 and 2015. Social Psychiatry And Psychiatric Epidemiology 2017, 52: 1483-1494. PMID: 28856382, PMCID: PMC5705471, DOI: 10.1007/s00127-017-1433-6.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2016
Promotion of couples’ voluntary HIV counseling and testing: a comparison of influence networks in Rwanda and Zambia
Kelley AL, Hagaman AK, Wall KM, Karita E, Kilembe W, Bayingana R, Tichacek A, Kautzman M, Allen SA. Promotion of couples’ voluntary HIV counseling and testing: a comparison of influence networks in Rwanda and Zambia. BMC Public Health 2016, 16: 744. PMID: 27502690, PMCID: PMC4977827, DOI: 10.1186/s12889-016-3424-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV testingHIV preventionEvidence-based HIV preventionJoint HIV testingHIV test resultsVoluntary HIV counselingRwandan couplesHIV counselingVoluntary counselingAfrican adultsCVCTPast monthDemographic characteristicsFrequent sourceCounselingSub-Saharan African countriesHealth sectorPreventionTestingGroup forumCommunity leadersMonthsZambiaAn Investigation into Suicides Among Bhutanese Refugees Resettled in the United States Between 2008 and 2011
Hagaman AK, Sivilli TI, Ao T, Blanton C, Ellis H, Lopes Cardozo B, Shetty S. An Investigation into Suicides Among Bhutanese Refugees Resettled in the United States Between 2008 and 2011. Journal Of Immigrant And Minority Health 2016, 18: 819-827. PMID: 26758579, PMCID: PMC4905799, DOI: 10.1007/s10903-015-0326-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsResettlement servicesRefugee communitiesRefugee servicesBhutanese refugeesRefugee populationsLack of careSelf-inflicted deathUnited StatesSocial supportFamily withdrawalPotential future avenuesPsychological autopsyFuture avenuesMigrantsRefugeesServicesMental healthSuicidal actsIntegration difficultiesSuicideMore researchCommunityDisappointmentActsExperience
2013
Determinants of Care Seeking for Mental Health Problems in Rural Haiti: Culture, Cost, or Competency
Wagenaar BH, Kohrt BA, Hagaman AK, McLean KE, Kaiser BN. Determinants of Care Seeking for Mental Health Problems in Rural Haiti: Culture, Cost, or Competency. Psychiatric Services 2013, 64: 366-372. PMID: 23319081, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ps.201200272.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMental health careMental health problemsPercent of respondentsHealth problemsMultivariable logistic regression modelRural HaitiFirst choiceMental distressHealth service useDeterminants of careHealth careHaiti's Central PlateauCommunity-based providersLogistic regression modelsLess frequent useCommunity resourcesProvider typeClinical careDepression severityService useAnticipated efficacyPsychiatric distressHospitalClinicClinical interventions
2012
Depression, suicidal ideation, and associated factors: a cross-sectional study in rural Haiti
Wagenaar BH, Hagaman AK, Kaiser BN, McLean KE, Kohrt BA. Depression, suicidal ideation, and associated factors: a cross-sectional study in rural Haiti. BMC Psychiatry 2012, 12: 149. PMID: 22992379, PMCID: PMC3515455, DOI: 10.1186/1471-244x-12-149.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHaiti's Central PlateauBDI scoresBeck Depression InventorySuicidal ideationCurrent suicidal ideationDepression symptomatologyRisk factorsPrior life-threatening illnessContinuous BDI scoresFirst epidemiologic studyGeneral psychiatric servicesCross-sectional studyLife-threatening illnessMental health needsLogistic regression modelsSubstance abuse interventionsFemale genderEpidemiologic studiesPsychiatric servicesParadoxical associationPsychosocial servicesDepression InventoryHealth needsHealthcare accessRural Haiti