2025
Implementing LGBTQ-affirmative CBT: study protocol for an effectiveness-implementation trial at 90 LGBTQ community centers
Pachankis J, Chiaramonte D, Baldwin H, Prachniak C, Levine D, Van S, Hobbs R, Ankrum H, Wilkins L, Harvey T, Harkness A, Jackson S, Matsuno E, Soulliard Z, Last B, Burger J, Delehant M, Zhou X, Hagaman A, Li D, Mustanski B. Implementing LGBTQ-affirmative CBT: study protocol for an effectiveness-implementation trial at 90 LGBTQ community centers. BMC Health Services Research 2025, 25: 962. PMID: 40691571, PMCID: PMC12278521, DOI: 10.1186/s12913-025-13136-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCognitive-behavioral therapyEvidence-based practiceLGBTQ community centersEffectiveness-implementation trialCommunity centersMental healthTraining of mental health providersTrain-the-trainer formatEvidence-based practice implementationLack of evidence-based practiceHealth disparity populationsMental health providersMental health disparitiesClients' mental healthMixed-methods designLow-resource settingsYear of supervisionProvider fidelityClinical effectiveness outcomesHealth disparitiesImplementation determinantsHealth providersCBT skillsWebinar trainingDisparate populations
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 skillsIntegration of passive sensing technology to enhance delivery of psychological interventions for mothers with depression: the StandStrong study
van Heerden A, Poudyal A, Hagaman A, Maharjan S, Byanjankar P, Bemme D, Thapa A, Kohrt B. Integration of passive sensing technology to enhance delivery of psychological interventions for mothers with depression: the StandStrong study. Scientific Reports 2024, 14: 13535. PMID: 38866839, PMCID: PMC11169515, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-63232-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPsychological interventionsDepressive symptomsDelivery of psychological interventionsNon-specialist providersTreat maternal depressionLow-resource settingsBeck Depression InventoryPersonalized psychological interventionsDepression interventionsMaternal depressionMHealth solutionsRural NepalDepression InventoryYoung mothersInterventionDepressionData collectionMothersPassive sensingIncreased movementNon-specialistsPassive sensing technologyMHealthSymptomsCare
2021
Passive sensing on mobile devices to improve mental health services with adolescent and young mothers in low-resource settings: the role of families in feasibility and acceptability
Maharjan SM, Poudyal A, van Heerden A, Byanjankar P, Thapa A, Islam C, Kohrt BA, Hagaman A. Passive sensing on mobile devices to improve mental health services with adolescent and young mothers in low-resource settings: the role of families in feasibility and acceptability. BMC Medical Informatics And Decision Making 2021, 21: 117. PMID: 33827552, PMCID: PMC8025381, DOI: 10.1186/s12911-021-01473-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsINTERNATIONAL REGISTERED REPORT IDENTIFIERHealth servicesMajor modifiable factorsYoung mothersChild health servicesMental health servicesFeasibility challengesLow-resource settingsMaternal-child interactionDepression treatmentModifiable factorsVaccination clinicsPostpartum depressionFamily involvementPhysical activityEligibility criteriaMother-infant proximityMental healthcareGreater family involvementPsychological interventionsMothersDaily activitiesRural NepalInfantsImproved communicationUtilizing passive sensing data to provide personalized psychological care in low-resource settings
Byanjankar P, Poudyal A, Kohrt BA, Maharjan SM, Hagaman A, van Heerden A. Utilizing passive sensing data to provide personalized psychological care in low-resource settings. Gates Open Research 2021, 4: 118. PMID: 33709058, PMCID: PMC7940775, DOI: 10.12688/gatesopenres.13117.2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLay counsellorsMental health service providersLow-resource settingsHealth service providersDepression treatmentClinical progressPhysical activityPsychological careMental healthAdolescent mothersPsychological treatmentDiverse global settingsMothers' activitiesCounseling sessionsCounseling interventionMobile healthMothers
2020
Utilizing passive sensing data to provide personalized psychological care in low-resource settings
Byanjankar P, Poudyal A, Kohrt B, Maharjan S, Hagaman A, van Heerden A. Utilizing passive sensing data to provide personalized psychological care in low-resource settings. Gates Open Research 2020, 4: 118. DOI: 10.12688/gatesopenres.13117.1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLay counsellorsMental health service providersLow-resource settingsHealth service providersDepression treatmentClinical progressPhysical activityPsychological careMental healthAdolescent mothersPsychological treatmentDiverse global settingsMothers' activitiesCounseling sessionsCounseling interventionMobile healthMothers
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