2025
Female agency and probable depression in the perinatal period and beyond: Longitudinal findings from rural Pakistan
Haight S, Shartle K, Kachoria A, Hagaman A, Gupta S, Escobar Carias M, Bibi A, Bates L, Maselko J. Female agency and probable depression in the perinatal period and beyond: Longitudinal findings from rural Pakistan. Social Science & Medicine 2025, 367: 117704. PMID: 39864324, DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2025.117704.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPrevalence ratiosMental healthLikelihood of postpartum depressionPerinatal periodCohort of mother-infant dyadsRisk of depressionWomen's mental healthLikelihood of depressionModified Poisson modelsPostpartum depressionProbable depressionPHQ-9Mother-infant dyadsDecision-makingRural PakistanHousehold decision-makingDepressionPoisson modelHealthLongitudinal findingsFemale agencyParticipantsPregnancyLower freedomLife
2024
Trauma exposure among young children in rural Pakistan: Associations with gender, mental health, and cognitive skills
Frost A, Collins A, Chung E, Escobar Carias M, Hagaman A, Gupta S, Bibi A, Sikander S, Maselko J. Trauma exposure among young children in rural Pakistan: Associations with gender, mental health, and cognitive skills. BMC Psychology 2024, 12: 454. PMID: 39183356, PMCID: PMC11346172, DOI: 10.1186/s40359-024-01944-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChild mental healthMental healthLow-resource settingsAssociated with increased mental health difficultiesRural PakistanMental health difficultiesTrauma exposureMental health problemsStrength of associationSample of mother-child dyadsIncreased anxiety scoresChildren's lifetime exposureTrauma-informed interventionsMother-child dyadsCognitive healthAssociated with genderHealth difficultiesBackgroundThe burdenAnxiety scoresHealth problemsHealthLifetime exposureExperience traumaChildren's cognitive skillsCognitive skillsGuided internet-based LGBTQ-affirmative cognitive-behavioral therapy: A randomized controlled trial among sexual minority men in China
Yi M, Li X, Chiaramonte D, Sun S, Pan S, Soulliard Z, Eisenstadt B, Ljótsson B, Hagaman A, Pachankis J. Guided internet-based LGBTQ-affirmative cognitive-behavioral therapy: A randomized controlled trial among sexual minority men in China. Behaviour Research And Therapy 2024, 181: 104605. PMID: 39029333, PMCID: PMC11371497, DOI: 10.1016/j.brat.2024.104605.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchInternet-based CBTCognitive-behavioral therapySexual minority menSocial-cognitive mechanismsYoung sexual minority menMinority stressMinority menSession completionBehavioral healthSexual minority individualsModeration analysisAlcohol useMinority individualsMental healthInternalized stigmaFollow-upStigma experiencesRandomized controlled trialsSessionsTreatment efficacySecondary outcomesControlled trialsPrimary outcomeAffirmative supportHealth