Murad Moosa Khan
Biographic Data
| ID | 3934118 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Murad Moosa Khan |
| GIVEN NAMES | Murad Moosa |
| FAMILY NAME | Khan |
| SIGNATURE | KHAN M M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Aga Khan University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-5034-6865 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 12 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 8 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 12 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2010 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Exploring effects of severe mental illnesses on marriages
Marriage is a central institution in South Asia, carrying deep social, cultural, and moral significance. In Pakistan, where psychiatric illness and divorce are both heavily stigmatized, the interaction between serious mental illness and marital life is complex and under-examined. Given the paucity of literature on this topic, our study explores how severe mental illnesses (Bipolar Disorder, Schizophrenia and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder) affect …
Aaja Nachle
This project was initially conceived as a qualitative study investigating how current psychoanalysts think about gender and sexuality. As a second-year psychiatry resident considering psychoanalytic training, I was anxious about entering a community with so few QTBIPOC. On the other hand, much of my community organizing work drew inspiration from literature that had roots in psychoanalysis. I decided to conduct this study to reconcile this discre…
Health and socioeconomic resource provision for older people in South Asian countries
BACKGROUND: The global population is ageing rapidly, with low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) undergoing a fast demographic transition. As the number of older adults in LMICs increases, services able to effectively address their physical and mental health needs will be increasingly important. OBJECTIVE: We review the health and socioeconomic resources currently available for older people in South Asian countries, Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pa…
Sociodemographic Characteristics and Patterns of Suicide in Pakistan
Exploring the phenomenon of suicidal behaviour (SB)
Background: Despite scientific literature and media reports of rising cases of suicide and attempted suicide in different parts of Pakistan, the extent of this problem remains unknown, particularly from outside the main urban centres of the country. Aims: To report data on Suicidal Behaviour (SB) from Malakand Division, a rural and marginalised part of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK) province, explore aetiological factors and propose preventive strategi…
Association between Suicide Rate and Human Development Index, Income, and the Political System in 46 Muslim-Majority Countries
Very little has been researched assessing the relationship between the suicide rate and the ecological perspectives of the country, especially in the Muslim majority countries. We aimed to determine the association between suicide rate and the ecological parameters of 46 Muslim majority countries. We extracted the Muslim majority countries and their suicide rate, income distribution, distribution of the WHO region and continents, and Human Develo…
Suicide trends in the early months of the Covid-19 pandemic
Suicide methods in South Asia over two decades (2001–2020)
BACKGROUND: Suicide is a global preventable public health problem. About a quarter of all suicides in the world occur in South Asia. As means restriction is an important suicide prevention strategy, gaining knowledge of the common suicide methods and their changing trends in each country and region is crucial. AIMS: We aimed to assess the suicide methods in South Asian countries over the last two decades. METHODS: A search was performed in PubMed…
Perceptions of stakeholders about the role of health system in suicide prevention in Ghizer, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
This study emphasized creating awareness about MH issues, introduction of school health programs, parental counseling session and strengthening of the health system by allocating suitable budget for MH issues and suicide prevention strategies
Associations of religiosity, attitudes towards suicide and religious coping with suicidal ideation and suicide attempts in 11 muslim countries
Male gender preference, female gender disadvantage as risk factors for psychological morbidity in Pakistani women of childbearing age - a life course perspective
The high prevalence of psychological morbidity among women in Pakistan is concerning given recently reported strong associations with low birth weight and infant stunting. Social action, public policies and legislation are indicated to reduce culturally embedded preferences. Neglect of these fundamentals will entrench consequent inequities including gender bias in access to education, a key millennium development goal
Homicide Bombers
Homicide Bombers
Male gender preference, female gender disadvantage as risk factors for psychological morbidity in Pakistani women of childbearing age - a life course perspective
The high prevalence of psychological morbidity among women in Pakistan is concerning given recently reported strong associations with low birth weight and infant stunting. Social action, public policies and legislation are indicated to reduce culturally embedded preferences. Neglect of these fundamentals will entrench consequent inequities including gender bias in access to education, a key millennium development goal
Perceptions of stakeholders about the role of health system in suicide prevention in Ghizer, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
This study emphasized creating awareness about MH issues, introduction of school health programs, parental counseling session and strengthening of the health system by allocating suitable budget for MH issues and suicide prevention strategies
Associations of religiosity, attitudes towards suicide and religious coping with suicidal ideation and suicide attempts in 11 muslim countries
Suicide trends in the early months of the Covid-19 pandemic
Suicide methods in South Asia over two decades (2001–2020)
BACKGROUND: Suicide is a global preventable public health problem. About a quarter of all suicides in the world occur in South Asia. As means restriction is an important suicide prevention strategy, gaining knowledge of the common suicide methods and their changing trends in each country and region is crucial. AIMS: We aimed to assess the suicide methods in South Asian countries over the last two decades. METHODS: A search was performed in PubMed…
Exploring the phenomenon of suicidal behaviour (SB)
Background: Despite scientific literature and media reports of rising cases of suicide and attempted suicide in different parts of Pakistan, the extent of this problem remains unknown, particularly from outside the main urban centres of the country. Aims: To report data on Suicidal Behaviour (SB) from Malakand Division, a rural and marginalised part of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK) province, explore aetiological factors and propose preventive strategi…
Association between Suicide Rate and Human Development Index, Income, and the Political System in 46 Muslim-Majority Countries
Very little has been researched assessing the relationship between the suicide rate and the ecological perspectives of the country, especially in the Muslim majority countries. We aimed to determine the association between suicide rate and the ecological parameters of 46 Muslim majority countries. We extracted the Muslim majority countries and their suicide rate, income distribution, distribution of the WHO region and continents, and Human Develo…
Health and socioeconomic resource provision for older people in South Asian countries
BACKGROUND: The global population is ageing rapidly, with low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) undergoing a fast demographic transition. As the number of older adults in LMICs increases, services able to effectively address their physical and mental health needs will be increasingly important. OBJECTIVE: We review the health and socioeconomic resources currently available for older people in South Asian countries, Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pa…
Sociodemographic Characteristics and Patterns of Suicide in Pakistan
Exploring effects of severe mental illnesses on marriages
Marriage is a central institution in South Asia, carrying deep social, cultural, and moral significance. In Pakistan, where psychiatric illness and divorce are both heavily stigmatized, the interaction between serious mental illness and marital life is complex and under-examined. Given the paucity of literature on this topic, our study explores how severe mental illnesses (Bipolar Disorder, Schizophrenia and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder) affect …
Aaja Nachle
This project was initially conceived as a qualitative study investigating how current psychoanalysts think about gender and sexuality. As a second-year psychiatry resident considering psychoanalytic training, I was anxious about entering a community with so few QTBIPOC. On the other hand, much of my community organizing work drew inspiration from literature that had roots in psychoanalysis. I decided to conduct this study to reconcile this discre…
Medicine (10 works) · Suicide and Self-Harm Studies (8 works) · Poison control (7 works) · Suicide prevention (7 works) · Environmental health (6 works) · Psychiatry (6 works) · Sociology (6 works) · Demography (5 works) · Geography (4 works) · Mental Health Treatment and Access (4 works)