2024
Engaging husbands in a digital mental health intervention to provide tailored counseling for women experiencing postpartum depression: A mixed methods study in Nepal
Bhardwaj A, Maharjan S, Magar A, Shrestha R, Dongol A, Hagaman A, Van Heerden A, Caracoglia J, Gallo J, Murray S, Kohrt B. Engaging husbands in a digital mental health intervention to provide tailored counseling for women experiencing postpartum depression: A mixed methods study in Nepal. SSM - Mental Health 2024, 6: 100340. DOI: 10.1016/j.ssmmh.2024.100340.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPatient Health Questionnaire-9Postpartum depressionEmotional supportDigital mental health interventionsPPD interventionsTreatment of postpartum depressionPostpartum depressive symptomsThematic analysis of semi-structured interviewsMental health interventionsPostpartum depression treatmentMixed methods studyHusbands of womenAnalysis of semi-structured interviewsImpact of gender normsSemi-structured interviewsGender equitable normsPost-interventionDigital interventionsHealth interventionsSemi-urban regionsHealth componentCounseling interventionThematic analysisDepressive symptomsPrimary themes
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 ResearchConceptsMajor 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