Waquas Waheed

Biographic Data

ID102167
NAMEWaquas Waheed
GIVEN NAMESWaquas
FAMILY NAMEWaheed
SIGNATUREWAHEED W
AFFILIATIONSCentre for Primary Care Institute of Population Health University of Manchester Manchester UK
ORCID0000-0002-0756-2263
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS7
TOTAL CITATIONS3
AUTHOR COUNT7
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2009
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2023
H-INDEX1

  • Exploratory RCT of a group psychological intervention for postnatal depression in British mothers of South Asian origin – ROSHNI-D

    Open AccessNusrat Husain, Farah Lunat et al.ARTICLEActa Psychologica2023

    BACKGROUND: Postnatal depression (PND) is a global public health problem. There is a high prevalence of PND amongst ethnic minority women and major ethnic inequalities in mental health care in the U.K. Language and cultural barriers pose a significant challenge for access to timely treatment and interventions for British South Asian (BSA) women with PND. METHODS: The study, carried out in Manchester and Lancashire, England, was a two-arm single-b…

  • Barriers to shared decision making in mental health care

    Open AccessSimone Farrelly, Helen Lester et al.ARTICLEHealth Expectations2016

    BACKGROUND: Despite increasing calls for shared decision making (SDM), the precise mechanisms for its attainment are unclear. Sharing decisions in mental health care may be especially complex. Fluctuations in service user capacity and significant power differences are particular barriers. OBJECTIVE AND DESIGN: We trialled a form of facilitated SDM that aimed to generate patients' treatment preferences in advance of a possible relapse. The 'Joint …

  • Community Engagement in a complex intervention to improve access to primary mental health care for hard‐to‐reach groups

    Open AccessJonathan Lamb, Christopher Dowrick et al.ARTICLEHealth Expectations2015

    BACKGROUND: Despite the availability of effective evidence-based treatments for depression and anxiety, many 'harder-to-reach' social and patient groups experience difficulties accessing treatment. We developed a complex intervention, the AMP (Improving Access to Mental Health in Primary Care) programme, which combined community engagement (CE), tailored (individual and group) psychosocial interventions and primary care involvement. OBJECTIVES: T…

  • Improving Therapeutic Relationships

    Open AccessSimone Farrelly, Helen Lester et al.ARTICLEQualitative Health Research2015Cited by: 3References: 22

    Outcomes for individuals with psychosis remain far from acceptable. Recently, prominent psychiatrists have called for an improved understanding of the impact of social contexts, and how social contexts might influence the development and maintenance of mental health problems. A key social context for individuals with psychosis is the therapeutic relationship. As part of a trial of joint crisis planning in England, this qualitative study aimed to …

  • Recruiting South Asians into a UK Mental Health Randomised Controlled Trial

    Open AccessGill E Brown, Gill Brown et al.ARTICLEJournal of Racial and Ethnic…2014References: 31

  • Interventions for common perinatal mental disorders in women in low- and middle-income countries

    Open AccessAtif Rahman, Jane Fisher et al.ARTICLEBulletin of the World Health…2013

  • Prevention of suicide in ethnic minorities in the UK

    Open AccessNusrat Husain, Nasim Chaudhry et al.ARTICLEEthnicity and Inequalities in…2009References: 5

    Background: suicide prevention is a priority for health services in England. A high rate of suicide in South Asian women and a dramatic rise in young Afro‐Caribbean's has been reported in the UK.Aims: the aim of this selected review is to present the cultural context of suicidal behavior and possible preventive strategies for the South Asian and Afro‐Caribbean's living in the UK.Methods: relevant data about the cultural context of suicidal behavi…