Ayesha Ahmad
Biographic Data
| ID | 3582411 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Ayesha Ahmad |
| GIVEN NAMES | Ayesha |
| FAMILY NAME | Ahmad |
| SIGNATURE | AHMAD A |
| AFFILIATIONS | St George's, University of London |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-0754-3772 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 14 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 24 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 14 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
A river that forgot its source
This article examines how environmental trauma develops and is passed across four generations of women living beside a dammed river in Northern Finland. Through their connected life stories, it traces the emotional, cultural and psychological impacts of hydropower-driven environmental change. Once central to identity and livelihood, the free-flowing river has become a regulated, quiet presence and its silence echoes the community’s muted grief an…
Your pain and mine
As someone with lived experience of SCD who has held roles as a researcher and an advocate, this study has made me more driven to put patient voices within published literature because service provision, in any setting, which is not informed by patient experiences, will continue to miss the needs of the users
Strategic Capabilities for Sustainability
The dissipating effects of climate change and the depletion of natural resources have suppressed the productivity of agricultural land in underdeveloped countries. These interconnected pressures have compelled a shift from conventional agrarian practices to more resilient and environmentally conscious systems. Pakistan's agriculture sector stands at a critical juncture, demanding transformational practices to ensure farm business profitability an…
Treatment of Postpartum Depression via Guided Internet-Based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
This case study aims to analyze the efficiency of the guided internet-based cognitive behavioral therapy (iCBT) in treating postpartum depression (PPD) of a 29-year-old primiparous woman with moderate symptoms of sadness, guilt, and fatigue (EPDS: 17; GAD-7: 11). The client went through a standard iCBT program that was comprised of psychoeducation, behavioral activation, cognitive restructuring, mindfulness, problem-solving, self-compassion, and …
CBT as a Therapeutic Approach for Mitigating Anxiety and Panic Symptoms
Anxiety disorders are most common disorders among mental health issues; they are characterized by feelings of tension, worrisome thoughts and physical changes due to an unknown fear which could be real or anticipated. This case study highlights the psychological concerns of 37 years old married male client, who was suffering from panic and anxiety symptoms. He sought help for the panic, death anxiety and the physical symptoms of palpitation. This…
Exploring the impact of a complex intervention for women with depression in contexts of adversity
BACKGROUND: Depression is a leading cause of disease burden worldwide but is often undertreated in low- and middle-income countries. Reasons behind the treatment gap vary, but many highlight a lack of interventions which speak to the socio-economic and structural realties that are associated to mental health problems in many settings, including South Africa. The COURRAGE-PLUS intervention responds to this gap, by combining a collective narrative …
Traumatic Imagination in Traditional Stories of Gender-Based Violence
Traumatic imagination includes creative processes in which traumatic memories are transformed into narratives of suffering. This article emphasizes the importance of storytelling in victims' mental health and offers a literary perspective on how some women's experiences of suffering can be expressed in the telling of traditional stories, which confer some protection from stigma to individual women in Turkish and Afghan societies
Mechanisms for community prevention of violence against women in low- and middle-income countries
‘My story is like a magic wand’
Telling one's personal story of violence can both support women's agency and contribute to the collective struggle against violence against women more broadly
Newborn Screening and Treatment of Phenylketonuria
The objective of this study was to evaluate the cost-effectiveness of newborn screening and treatment for phenylketonuria (PKU) in the context of new data on adherence to recommended diet treatment and a newly available drug treatment (sapropterin dihydrochloride). A computer simulation model was developed to project outcomes for a hypothetical cohort of newborns with PKU. Four strategies were compared: (1) clinical identification (CI) with diet …
A Qualitative Study of Women’s Lived Experiences of Conflict and Domestic Violence in Afghanistan
This article empirically explores women's lived experiences of domestic violence and conflict in Afghanistan. A thematic analysis of 20 semistructured interviews with women living in safe houses produced three main themes about the relationship between conflict and domestic violence: (a) violence from loss of patriarchal support, (b) violence from the drug trade as an economic driver, and (c) violence from conflict-related poverty. We discuss the…
The UCL–Lancet Commission on Migration and Health
Narrative storytelling as mental health support for women experiencing gender-based violence in Afghanistan
Does culture impact on notions of criminal responsibility and action? The case of spirit possession
Multicultural societies such as the United Kingdom are host to people with diverse belief systems and behavioral norms. Whilst a country requires that all members of society conform to standardized legal requirements, cases arise that involve certain complexities related to the cultural or religious context in which a certain action was committed. This paper addresses the impact of culture on notions of criminal responsibility and action. Through…
Narrative storytelling as mental health support for women experiencing gender-based violence in Afghanistan
Mechanisms for community prevention of violence against women in low- and middle-income countries
A Qualitative Study of Women’s Lived Experiences of Conflict and Domestic Violence in Afghanistan
This article empirically explores women's lived experiences of domestic violence and conflict in Afghanistan. A thematic analysis of 20 semistructured interviews with women living in safe houses produced three main themes about the relationship between conflict and domestic violence: (a) violence from loss of patriarchal support, (b) violence from the drug trade as an economic driver, and (c) violence from conflict-related poverty. We discuss the…
Does culture impact on notions of criminal responsibility and action? The case of spirit possession
Multicultural societies such as the United Kingdom are host to people with diverse belief systems and behavioral norms. Whilst a country requires that all members of society conform to standardized legal requirements, cases arise that involve certain complexities related to the cultural or religious context in which a certain action was committed. This paper addresses the impact of culture on notions of criminal responsibility and action. Through…
Does culture impact on notions of criminal responsibility and action? The case of spirit possession
Multicultural societies such as the United Kingdom are host to people with diverse belief systems and behavioral norms. Whilst a country requires that all members of society conform to standardized legal requirements, cases arise that involve certain complexities related to the cultural or religious context in which a certain action was committed. This paper addresses the impact of culture on notions of criminal responsibility and action. Through…
The UCL–Lancet Commission on Migration and Health
Narrative storytelling as mental health support for women experiencing gender-based violence in Afghanistan
A Qualitative Study of Women’s Lived Experiences of Conflict and Domestic Violence in Afghanistan
This article empirically explores women's lived experiences of domestic violence and conflict in Afghanistan. A thematic analysis of 20 semistructured interviews with women living in safe houses produced three main themes about the relationship between conflict and domestic violence: (a) violence from loss of patriarchal support, (b) violence from the drug trade as an economic driver, and (c) violence from conflict-related poverty. We discuss the…
‘My story is like a magic wand’
Telling one's personal story of violence can both support women's agency and contribute to the collective struggle against violence against women more broadly
Newborn Screening and Treatment of Phenylketonuria
The objective of this study was to evaluate the cost-effectiveness of newborn screening and treatment for phenylketonuria (PKU) in the context of new data on adherence to recommended diet treatment and a newly available drug treatment (sapropterin dihydrochloride). A computer simulation model was developed to project outcomes for a hypothetical cohort of newborns with PKU. Four strategies were compared: (1) clinical identification (CI) with diet …
Exploring the impact of a complex intervention for women with depression in contexts of adversity
BACKGROUND: Depression is a leading cause of disease burden worldwide but is often undertreated in low- and middle-income countries. Reasons behind the treatment gap vary, but many highlight a lack of interventions which speak to the socio-economic and structural realties that are associated to mental health problems in many settings, including South Africa. The COURRAGE-PLUS intervention responds to this gap, by combining a collective narrative …
Traumatic Imagination in Traditional Stories of Gender-Based Violence
Traumatic imagination includes creative processes in which traumatic memories are transformed into narratives of suffering. This article emphasizes the importance of storytelling in victims' mental health and offers a literary perspective on how some women's experiences of suffering can be expressed in the telling of traditional stories, which confer some protection from stigma to individual women in Turkish and Afghan societies
Mechanisms for community prevention of violence against women in low- and middle-income countries
Treatment of Postpartum Depression via Guided Internet-Based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
This case study aims to analyze the efficiency of the guided internet-based cognitive behavioral therapy (iCBT) in treating postpartum depression (PPD) of a 29-year-old primiparous woman with moderate symptoms of sadness, guilt, and fatigue (EPDS: 17; GAD-7: 11). The client went through a standard iCBT program that was comprised of psychoeducation, behavioral activation, cognitive restructuring, mindfulness, problem-solving, self-compassion, and …
CBT as a Therapeutic Approach for Mitigating Anxiety and Panic Symptoms
Anxiety disorders are most common disorders among mental health issues; they are characterized by feelings of tension, worrisome thoughts and physical changes due to an unknown fear which could be real or anticipated. This case study highlights the psychological concerns of 37 years old married male client, who was suffering from panic and anxiety symptoms. He sought help for the panic, death anxiety and the physical symptoms of palpitation. This…
Your pain and mine
As someone with lived experience of SCD who has held roles as a researcher and an advocate, this study has made me more driven to put patient voices within published literature because service provision, in any setting, which is not informed by patient experiences, will continue to miss the needs of the users
Strategic Capabilities for Sustainability
The dissipating effects of climate change and the depletion of natural resources have suppressed the productivity of agricultural land in underdeveloped countries. These interconnected pressures have compelled a shift from conventional agrarian practices to more resilient and environmentally conscious systems. Pakistan's agriculture sector stands at a critical juncture, demanding transformational practices to ensure farm business profitability an…
A river that forgot its source
This article examines how environmental trauma develops and is passed across four generations of women living beside a dammed river in Northern Finland. Through their connected life stories, it traces the emotional, cultural and psychological impacts of hydropower-driven environmental change. Once central to identity and livelihood, the free-flowing river has become a regulated, quiet presence and its silence echoes the community’s muted grief an…
Medicine (9 works) · Psychology (7 works) · Sociology (5 works) · Intimate Partner and Family Violence (4 works) · Narrative (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · Psychiatry (4 works) · Psychotherapist (4 works) · Clinical Psychology (3 works) · Criminology (3 works)