Natasha Y Sheikhan
Biographic Data
| ID | 8981016 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Natasha Y Sheikhan |
| GIVEN NAMES | Natasha Y |
| FAMILY NAME | Sheikhan |
| SIGNATURE | SHEIKHAN N Y |
| AFFILIATIONS | Centre for Addiction and Mental Health Toronto Ontario Canada |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-0471-4735 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 12 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 12 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
‘Working Together to Meet in the Middle’. A Qualitative Descriptive Study of Power Dynamics in Lived Experience and Family Engagement in Mental Health and Substance Use Health Research
Tools and Resources for Engaging People With Lived and Living Experience and Caregivers in Mental Health and Substance Use Research
BACKGROUND: There is increasing recognition of the value of engaging people with lived and living experience and caregivers in mental health and substance use health research, in roles such as advisors, collaborators, and co-researchers. While tools and resources are required to support teams in conducting authentic engagement, it is unclear what is most needed by academic researchers and those with lived/living experience. This study aimed to id…
Co‐Authoring and Reporting on Lived Experience Engagement in Mental Health and/or Substance Research
INTRODUCTION: There is a move towards engaging people with lived experience and families (PWLE/F)-also referred to as PWLE/F engagement-in mental health and/or substance use research. However, PWLE/F engagement is inadequately reported on in mental health and/or substance use research papers. OBJECTIVE: To understand what PWLE/F and researchers perceive are important components to report on related to engagement in mental health and/or substance …
Best Practices Guidelines for the Engagement of People With Lived Experience and Family Members in Mental Health and Substance Use Health Research
INTRODUCTION: People with lived experience of mental health and/or substance use conditions and their families (PWLE) are increasingly engaged in research, yet rigorous guidelines for engagement are lacking. This study aims to co-design best practice guidelines to support the authentic, meaningful engagement of PWLE in mental health and/or substance use health research. METHODS: A multi-panel modified Delphi study was conducted with 61 expert pan…
‘Is It Safe? Is it not?’ A Youth‐Led Photovoice Study of Youth Perspectives of Covid‐19 Vaccine Confidence
BACKGROUND: Youth have been uniquely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite high rates of COVID-19 infection, youth had one of the lowest vaccine uptake rates. Certain characteristics can affect vaccine uptake, such as mental health and substance use, but it is important to understand uptake for an effective response to pandemics. OBJECTIVE: This study examined the perspectives of youth with mental health or substance use concerns on COVID-19…
Lived experience and family engagement in psychiatry research
Exploring the impact of engagement in mental health and substance use research
Lived experience engagement in mental health research
Embedding lived experience into mental health academic research organizations
BACKGROUND: As part of a growing emphasis on engaging people with lived experience of mental health conditions in mental health research, there are increasing calls to consider and embed lived experience throughout academic research institutes. This extends beyond the engagement of lay patients and also considers the potential roles of academic researchers with lived experience. When the lived experience of academic researchers is applied to acad…
Evaluating the effectiveness of the Family Connections program for caregivers of youth with mental health challenges, part II
Background The Family ConnectionsTM (FC) program is a 12‐week support and skill‐training program for caregivers of youth with mental health challenges. The intervention was originally developed with a focus on borderline personality disorder (BPD). It is important to understand the experiences of caregivers in such interventions, as well as its applicability beyond BPD, for the purposes of evaluation and ongoing program improvement. Objective To …
‘It reshaped how I will do research’
BACKGROUND: Engaging youth and family members as active partners in research and service design offers great promise in improving projects. In youth mental health, recent research has highlighted the value of youth and family engagement. However, research on the experience and impacts of engagement is sparse. OBJECTIVE: This study explores the project team's experience of youth and family engagement in the design and development of the YouthCan I…
Evaluating the effectiveness of the Family Connections program for caregivers of youth with mental health challenges, part I
Caregivers were involved in the facilitation of FC. A person with lived experience was involved in analysing the data, reporting the results, and drafting the manuscript
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Evaluating the effectiveness of the Family Connections program for caregivers of youth with mental health challenges, part II
Background The Family ConnectionsTM (FC) program is a 12‐week support and skill‐training program for caregivers of youth with mental health challenges. The intervention was originally developed with a focus on borderline personality disorder (BPD). It is important to understand the experiences of caregivers in such interventions, as well as its applicability beyond BPD, for the purposes of evaluation and ongoing program improvement. Objective To …
‘It reshaped how I will do research’
BACKGROUND: Engaging youth and family members as active partners in research and service design offers great promise in improving projects. In youth mental health, recent research has highlighted the value of youth and family engagement. However, research on the experience and impacts of engagement is sparse. OBJECTIVE: This study explores the project team's experience of youth and family engagement in the design and development of the YouthCan I…
Evaluating the effectiveness of the Family Connections program for caregivers of youth with mental health challenges, part I
Caregivers were involved in the facilitation of FC. A person with lived experience was involved in analysing the data, reporting the results, and drafting the manuscript
Embedding lived experience into mental health academic research organizations
BACKGROUND: As part of a growing emphasis on engaging people with lived experience of mental health conditions in mental health research, there are increasing calls to consider and embed lived experience throughout academic research institutes. This extends beyond the engagement of lay patients and also considers the potential roles of academic researchers with lived experience. When the lived experience of academic researchers is applied to acad…
Exploring the impact of engagement in mental health and substance use research
Lived experience engagement in mental health research
‘Is It Safe? Is it not?’ A Youth‐Led Photovoice Study of Youth Perspectives of Covid‐19 Vaccine Confidence
BACKGROUND: Youth have been uniquely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite high rates of COVID-19 infection, youth had one of the lowest vaccine uptake rates. Certain characteristics can affect vaccine uptake, such as mental health and substance use, but it is important to understand uptake for an effective response to pandemics. OBJECTIVE: This study examined the perspectives of youth with mental health or substance use concerns on COVID-19…
Lived experience and family engagement in psychiatry research
Co‐Authoring and Reporting on Lived Experience Engagement in Mental Health and/or Substance Research
INTRODUCTION: There is a move towards engaging people with lived experience and families (PWLE/F)-also referred to as PWLE/F engagement-in mental health and/or substance use research. However, PWLE/F engagement is inadequately reported on in mental health and/or substance use research papers. OBJECTIVE: To understand what PWLE/F and researchers perceive are important components to report on related to engagement in mental health and/or substance …
Best Practices Guidelines for the Engagement of People With Lived Experience and Family Members in Mental Health and Substance Use Health Research
INTRODUCTION: People with lived experience of mental health and/or substance use conditions and their families (PWLE) are increasingly engaged in research, yet rigorous guidelines for engagement are lacking. This study aims to co-design best practice guidelines to support the authentic, meaningful engagement of PWLE in mental health and/or substance use health research. METHODS: A multi-panel modified Delphi study was conducted with 61 expert pan…
‘Working Together to Meet in the Middle’. A Qualitative Descriptive Study of Power Dynamics in Lived Experience and Family Engagement in Mental Health and Substance Use Health Research
Tools and Resources for Engaging People With Lived and Living Experience and Caregivers in Mental Health and Substance Use Research
BACKGROUND: There is increasing recognition of the value of engaging people with lived and living experience and caregivers in mental health and substance use health research, in roles such as advisors, collaborators, and co-researchers. While tools and resources are required to support teams in conducting authentic engagement, it is unclear what is most needed by academic researchers and those with lived/living experience. This study aimed to id…
Mental health (10 works) · Mental Health and Patient Involvement (8 works) · Psychology (8 works) · Psychiatry (7 works) · Qualitative research (7 works) · Medicine (6 works) · Participatory Visual Research Methods (6 works) · Sociology (6 works) · Health Policy Implementation Science (5 works) · Political science (5 works)