Atif Rahman
Datos Biográficos
| ID | 3774061 |
|---|---|
| NOMBRE | Atif Rahman |
| NOMBRES | Atif |
| APELLIDO | Rahman |
| FIRMA | RAHMAN A |
| AFILIACIONES | University of Liverpool |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-1805-3971 |
| VERIFICADO | Sí |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 48 |
| TOTAL DE CITAS | 27 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 48 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN | 1974 |
| AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2026 |
| ÍNDICE H | 3 |
Associations between exposure to intimate partner violence (IPV) and infant developmental delay
Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) is a significant threat to women’s wellbeing and child development, particularly in lower- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Despite its prevalence, research in LMICs on the effects of IPV on child development remains limited. This study investigates the association between IPV and different domains of child development as well as the moderating role of women’s empowerment. Participants included 397 women with a…
Cost-effectiveness of a technology-assisted peer-delivered perinatal mental health intervention in Pakistan
INTRODUCTION: Perinatal depression in low- and middle-income countries is a global health concern. Interventions to support women suffering from perinatal depression using mental health specialists, such as the WHO Thinking Healthy Programme (WHO-THP), are established but may not be scalable in resource-constrained settings. The technology-assisted peer-delivered THP (THP-TAP) has been developed as a potential solution to deliver an intervention …
Receipt of a psychosocial intervention for prenatal anxiety and risk of perinatal intimate partner violence in Pakistani women
Mental health and intimate partner violence (IPV) are urgent public health problems in the perinatal period. We examined whether a Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) intervention designed to lower prenatal anxiety led to differing risk of perinatal IPV between the intervention and control arms. We investigated if social support or spousal relationship quality in the third trimester mediated this association. The analysis included 755 pregnant Pak…
The Association of Spousal Relationship Quality and Social Support With Maternal‐Infant Bonding
This study examined associations between spousal relationship quality and social support with mother‐infant bonding among women in Rawalpindi, Pakistan (Intervention Arm: n = 352, M age = 25.1, SD = 4.7; Control Arm: n = 358, M age = 25.3, SD = 4.5). We used cross‐sectional data from the Happy Mother‐Healthy Baby intervention study, a randomized controlled trial conducted between 2019 and 2022. Women were enrolled at their first prenatal visit (a…
The prenatal anxiety trajectory and its correlation with stress and psychological flexibility
The study was approved by the Ethical Committee of Health Science Center, Xi'an Jiaotong University in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki (Registration number: 2022 - 1436, date:2022.7.4)
Acceptability and efficacy of the culturally adapted problem management plus intervention for people with disability in Pakistan
https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04981522, identifier NCT04981522
Impacts of chronic suicidal ideation on parenting and child development
Maternal suicidality in Pakistan
South Asia has the highest rate of suicide fatalities for women globally. However, the underlying factors and processes that contribute to suicidal behavior among women in Pakistan remain underexplored and existing interventions worldwide are dominated by Western-informed suicide theories. We employed a decolonized form of grounded theory, informed by critical feminist theory and Pakistani feminist scholarship, to explore the experiences of suici…
Social Support and Spousal Relationship Quality Improves Responsiveness among Anxious Mothers
Research Review
Translation, adaptation, and initial evaluation of a guided self-help intervention to reduce psychological distress among nurses during Covid-19 in China
We found that the translated Chinese version of SH+ was applicable and feasible in the Chinese cultural context. There was a potential effect of adapted SH + in reducing nurses' psychological distress during COVID-19 and suggested the value of exploring strategies to increase adherence to the program
Perceived Social Support and Women’s Empowerment and Their Associations with Pregnancy Experiences in Anxious Women
Empowering the (Extra)Ordinary
Psychological treatments are among the most effective interventions for a wide range of mental health conditions but remain inaccessible to most people who could benefit from them, including in many high-income countries. We describe two case studies from South Asia that demonstrate innovatively designed psychological treatments addressing many of the barriers that limit their scalability. The treatments are brief, less complex, and delivered by …
Effects of a maternal psychosocial intervention on hair derived biomarkers of HPA axis function in mothers and children in rural Pakistan
Disruptions in the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis are thought to be key neuroendocrine mechanisms involved in psychopathology and may have intergenerational impacts. Hair-derived HPA hormones offer a measure of long-term HPA axis activity that may be useful in assessing maternal and infant health. Building on a community-based randomized control trial of a perinatal depression intervention in Pakistan, we examine intervention effects o…
Standardising Training of Nurses in an Evidence-Based Psychosocial Intervention for Perinatal Depression
E-training is a promising tool with comparative effectiveness to specialist-led face-to-face training. E-training can be used for training of non-specialists for evidence-based psychosocial interventions at scale and utilized where there is a shortage of specialist trainers, but practice under supervision is necessary to maintain competence. However, continued practice under supervision may be necessary to maintain competence
Prevalence of mental health problems among children and adolescents during the Covid-19 pandemic
Preparing for parenthood
BACKGROUND: Socioemotional life-skills to negotiate important life-transitions such as marriage and parenthood are critical for the wellbeing of young couples and their offspring, but programs addressing this issue are lacking in Low and Middle-Income Countries (LMICs). OBJECTIVE: This study describes the development of a 'life-skills' program for young married women, their husbands and families, living in rural settings in Pakistan. METHODS: Our…
Does One Treatment Fit All? Effectiveness of a Multicomponent Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Program in Data-Driven Subtypes of Perinatal Depression
Background: Current diagnostic systems of mental disorders are criticized for their poor validity and reliability, owing to the within disorder heterogeneity and between disorder homogeneity. The issue is important if treatments for mental disorders are to be tailored to individual needs. There is little information in this area on perinatal depression (PND), a highly prevalent condition globally. Aims: i) Quantify heterogeneity attributable to t…
Scalable Screening and Treatment Response Monitoring for Perinatal Depression in Low- and Middle-Income Countries
Common perinatal mental disorders such as anxiety and depression are a public health concern in low- and middle-income countries. Several tools exist for screening and monitoring treatment responses, which have frequently been tested globally in clinical and research settings. However, these tools are relatively long and not practical for integration into routine data systems in most settings. This study aims to address this gap by considering th…
The Impact of the Covid-19 Pandemic on Pregnant Women with Perinatal Anxiety Symptoms in Pakistan
The impact of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) on people with existing mental health conditions is likely to be high. We explored the consequences of the pandemic on women of lower socioeconomic status with prenatal anxiety symptoms living in urban Rawalpindi, Pakistan. This qualitative study was embedded within an ongoing randomized controlled trial of psychosocial intervention for prenatal anxiety at a public hospital in Rawalpindi. The part…
The contribution of grandmother involvement to child growth and development
INTRODUCTION: Early childhood interventions primarily focus on the mother-child relationship, but grandmothers are often critical in childcare in low-resource settings. Prior research is mixed on how grandmother involvement influences child outcomes and there is a paucity of research on grandmother caregiving in low-income and middle-income countries. We examined the role of grandmother involvement on child growth and development in the first 2 y…
Development of a Psychological Intervention to Address Anxiety During Pregnancy in a Low-Income Country
Background: One in five women suffer from anxiety during pregnancy. Untreated anxiety is a risk factor for postnatal depression and is associated with adverse birth outcomes. Despite the high prevalence of prenatal anxiety in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), efforts to develop and evaluate context-specific interventions in these settings are lacking. We aimed to develop a culturally appropriate, feasible, and acceptable psychological int…
Identifying pathways for large-scale implementation of a school-based mental health programme in the Eastern Mediterranean Region
Globally there is a substantial burden of mental health problems among children and adolescents. Task-shifting/task-sharing mental health services to non-specialists, e.g. teachers in school settings, provide a unique opportunity for the implementation of mental health interventions at scale in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). There is scant information to guide the large-scale implementation of school-based mental health programme in LM…
Writing to template
The relationship between responsive caregiving and child outcomes
NCT02111915 (09/18/2015); NCT02658994 (01/22/2016). Trials were prospectively registered
Mediated research encounters
Given increasing globalisation, the continuing prevalence of emergencies, and the importance of rigorous research to ensure the mental health needs of populations exposed to emergencies are effectively met, cross-language research will continue to arise. Drawing upon the lead author's experience of conducting a cross-language qualitative study in three post-conflict settings in South Asia, this article discusses methodological considerations rais…
Father involvement in the first year of life
Writing to template
Empowering the (Extra)Ordinary
Psychological treatments are among the most effective interventions for a wide range of mental health conditions but remain inaccessible to most people who could benefit from them, including in many high-income countries. We describe two case studies from South Asia that demonstrate innovatively designed psychological treatments addressing many of the barriers that limit their scalability. The treatments are brief, less complex, and delivered by …
Exports of Manufactures from Developing Countries
Journal Article A. H. M. Mahfuzur Rahman. Exports of Manufactures from Developing Countries Get access Exports of Manufactures from Developing Countries. By A. H. M. Mahfuzur Rahman. (Rotterdam: Rotterdam University Press, 1973. Pp. xvi + 140. Dfl. 39.5.) L. A. Winters L. A. Winters Department of Applied Economics, Cambridge. Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The Economic Journal, Volume 84, Issue 335, 1 Sep…
Exports of Manufactures from Developing Countries
Journal Article A. H. M. Mahfuzur Rahman. Exports of Manufactures from Developing Countries Get access Exports of Manufactures from Developing Countries. By A. H. M. Mahfuzur Rahman. (Rotterdam: Rotterdam University Press, 1973. Pp. xvi + 140. Dfl. 39.5.) L. A. Winters L. A. Winters Department of Applied Economics, Cambridge. Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The Economic Journal, Volume 84, Issue 335, 1 Sep…
Effect of maternal mental health on infant growth in low income countries
Impaired infant growth, a major problem in South Asia, may require interventions to improve maternal mental health in addition to current interventions targeting infant nutrition Unicef estimates that over 220 million children aged less than 5 years in the developing world have significantly impaired growth. 1 The South Asian region is perhaps worst affected, being home to more than half of all the underweight children in the world. 2 This articl…
Impact of Maternal Depression on Infant Nutritional Status and Illness
BACKGROUND: The risk for emotional and behavioral problems is known to be high among children of depressed mothers, but little is known about the impact of prenatal and postnatal depression on the physical health of infants. OBJECTIVE: To determine whether maternal depression is a risk factor for malnutrition and illness in infants living in a low-income country. DESIGN: Prospective cohort study. SETTING: Rural community in Rawalpindi, Pakistan. …
No health without mental health
Cognitive behaviour therapy-based intervention by community health workers for mothers with depression and their infants in rural Pakistan
Inequality in early childhood
Child and adolescent mental health worldwide
Building capacity in mental health interventions in low resource countries
BACKGROUND: Recent global mental health research suggests that mental health interventions can be adapted for use across cultures and in low resource environments. As evidence for the feasibility and effectiveness of certain specific interventions begins to accumulate, guidelines are needed for how to train, supervise, and ideally sustain mental health treatment delivery by local providers in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC). MODEL AND CAS…
Prevalence and determinants of common perinatal mental disorders in women in low- and lower-middle-income countries
Interventions for common perinatal mental disorders in women in low- and middle-income countries
Effects of perinatal mental disorders on the fetus and child
Translation, cultural adaptation and field-testing of the Thinking Healthy Program for Vietnam
BACKGROUND: Depression and anxiety are prevalent among women in low- and lower-middle income countries who are pregnant or have recently given birth. There is promising evidence that culturally-adapted, evidence-informed, perinatal psycho-educational programs implemented in local communities are effective in reducing mental health problems. The Thinking Healthy Program (THP) has proved effective in Pakistan. The aims were to adapt the THP for rur…
Underage drinking in the UK
The UK is a high prevalence country for underage alcohol use. We conducted an evidence synthesis to examine (1) the changing trends in underage drinking in the UK compared to Europe and the USA, (2) the impact of underage drinking in terms of hospital admissions, (3) the association between underage drinking and violent youth offending, and (4) the evidence base for the effectiveness of alcohol harm reduction interventions aimed at children and a…
Problem Management Plus (PM+)
Mental disorders are significant contributors to the global burden of disease (1). While they occur across all levels of socio-economic status, the majority of populations in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) do not have access to effective psychological and pharmacological interventions (2). Key barriers to sustainable delivery of psychological therapies in LMICs include limited mental health funding and infrastructure, chronic shortage o…
Adapting an evidence-based intervention for autism spectrum disorder for scaling up in resource-constrained settings
BACKGROUND: Evidence-based interventions for autism spectrum disorders evaluated in high-income countries typically require highly specialised manpower, which is a scarce resource in most low- and middle-income settings. This resource limitation results in most children not having access to evidence-based interventions. OBJECTIVE: This paper reports on the systematic adaptation of an evidence-based intervention, the Preschool Autism Communication…
Managing Ethical Challenges to Mental Health Research in Post‐Conflict Settings
Recently the World Health Organization ( WHO ) has highlighted the need to strengthen mental health systems following emergencies, including natural and manmade disasters. Mental health services need to be informed by culturally attuned evidence that is developed through research. Therefore, there is an urgent need to establish rigorous ethical research practice to underpin the evidence‐base for mental health services delivered during and followi…
Prioritizing research for integrated implementation of early childhood development and maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health and nutrition platforms
BACKGROUND: Existing health and nutrition services present potential platforms for scaling up delivery of early childhood development (ECD) interventions within sensitive windows across the life course, especially in the first 1000 days from conception to age 2 years. However, there is insufficient knowledge on how to optimize implementation for such strategies in an integrated manner. In light of this knowledge gap, we aimed to systematically id…
Ethical standards for mental health and psychosocial support research in emergencies
BACKGROUND: Research in emergencies is needed to understand the prevalence of mental health and psychosocial problems and strengthen the evidence base for interventions. All research - including operational needs assessments, programme monitoring and evaluation, and formal academic research - must be conducted ethically. While there is broad consensus on fundamental principles codified in research ethics guidelines, these do not address the ethic…
Evaluating feasibility and acceptability of a local psycho-educational intervention for pregnant women with common mental problems affected by armed conflict in Swat, Pakistan
BACKGROUND: The current research was conducted in the Swat valley, where widespread conflict and militancy had been experienced prior to the field activities. The aim of this trial was to evaluate the feasibility and acceptability of a locally developed psycho-educational intervention. METHODS: This mixed-methods study incorporated a quantitative and qualitative component. For the quantitative component, trial participants were identified from a …
The Lancet Commission on global mental health and sustainable development
A haven of green space
A key study limitation is the pilot nature of the intervention and challenges in adapting evaluation methods to context and age-range. However, results indicate that group based socially interactive horticulture activities facilitated by trained therapists are associated with positive impacts upon the mental and emotional wellbeing of children experiencing behavioural, emotional and social difficulties. Further research is needed to verify this, …
Mediated research encounters
Given increasing globalisation, the continuing prevalence of emergencies, and the importance of rigorous research to ensure the mental health needs of populations exposed to emergencies are effectively met, cross-language research will continue to arise. Drawing upon the lead author's experience of conducting a cross-language qualitative study in three post-conflict settings in South Asia, this article discusses methodological considerations rais…
The relationship between responsive caregiving and child outcomes
NCT02111915 (09/18/2015); NCT02658994 (01/22/2016). Trials were prospectively registered
Father involvement in the first year of life
The contribution of grandmother involvement to child growth and development
INTRODUCTION: Early childhood interventions primarily focus on the mother-child relationship, but grandmothers are often critical in childcare in low-resource settings. Prior research is mixed on how grandmother involvement influences child outcomes and there is a paucity of research on grandmother caregiving in low-income and middle-income countries. We examined the role of grandmother involvement on child growth and development in the first 2 y…
Medicine (35 obras) · Psychiatry (31 obras) · Psychology (30 obras) · Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum (22 obras) · Mental health (18 obras) · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (15 obras) · Clinical Psychology (14 obras) · Nursing (14 obras) · Psychological intervention (14 obras) · Anxiety (11 obras)