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h-index: 16
Works: 41
Citations: 1,232

Most-cited papers

Prevalence of perinatal depression and its determinants in Mainland China: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Anum Nisar, Juan Yin, A. Waqas, Xue Bai +3 more
2020Journal of Affective Disorders306 citations Open access
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Delivering the Thinking Healthy Programme for perinatal depression through volunteer peers: a cluster randomised controlled trial in Pakistan.
S. Sikander, Ikhlaq Ahmad, N. Atif, A. Zaidi +15 more
2019Lancet psychiatry176 citations Open access
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Effectiveness of a brief group psychological intervention for women in a post-conflict setting in Pakistan: a single-blind, cluster, randomised controlled trial.
A. Rahman, Muhammad Naseem Khan, S. Hamdani, A. Chiumento +11 more
2019The Lancet122 citations Open access
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Using technology to scale-up training and supervision of community health workers in the psychosocial management of perinatal depression: a non-inferiority, randomized controlled trial
A. Rahman, P. Akhtar, S. Hamdani, N. Atif +7 more
2019Global Mental Health87 citations Open access
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Mother-to-mother therapy in India and Pakistan: adaptation and feasibility evaluation of the peer-delivered Thinking Healthy Programme
N. Atif, R. Krishna, S. Sikander, A. Lazarus +6 more
2017BMC Psychiatry85 citations Open access
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“Someone like us”: Delivering maternal mental health through peers in two South Asian contexts
D. Singla, A. Lazarus, N. Atif, S. Sikander +7 more
2014Journal of Affective Disorders73 citations Open access
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Prevalence of perinatal anxiety and its determinants in mainland China: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Lei Yang, Jingwen Sun, Yi-Ping Nan, A. Waqas +4 more
2022Journal of Affective Disorders39 citations
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Delivering maternal mental health through peer volunteers: a 5-year report
N. Atif, A. Bibi, Anum Nisar, S. Zulfiqar +6 more
2019International Journal of Mental Health Systems38 citations Open access
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Scaling-up psychological interventions in resource-poor settings: training and supervising peer volunteers to deliver the ‘Thinking Healthy Programme’ for perinatal depression in rural Pakistan
N. Atif, Anum Nisar, A. Bibi, Sarah Khan +4 more
2019Global Mental Health38 citations Open access
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Improving access to psychosocial interventions for perinatal depression in low- and middle-income countries: lessons from the field
A. Rahman, A. Waqas, Anum Nisar, H. Nazir +2 more
2020International Review of Psychiatry37 citations
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Professional support during the postpartum period: primiparous mothers’ views on professional services and their expectations, and barriers to utilizing professional help
Yi-Ping Nan, Jing-Jun Zhang, Anum Nisar, Lan-Ting Huo +6 more
2019BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth35 citations Open access
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Making therapies culturally relevant: translation, cultural adaptation and field-testing of the Thinking Healthy Programme for perinatal depression in China
Anum Nisar, Juan Yin, Yi-Ping Nan, Lan-Ting Huo +4 more
2020BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth25 citations Open access
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Psychosocial interventions on perinatal depression in China: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Juan Yin, Anum Nisar, A. Waqas, Yan Guo +4 more
2020Journal of Affective Disorders25 citations Open access
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Technology-assisted cognitive-behavioral therapy for perinatal depression delivered by lived-experience peers: a cluster-randomized noninferiority trial
A. Rahman, A. Malik, H. Nazir, A. Zaidi +7 more
2025Nature Medicine20 citations Open access
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Delivering the Thinking Healthy Programme as a universal group intervention integrated into routine antenatal care: a randomized-controlled pilot study
P. Boran, Melike Dönmez, Ezgi Barış, M. Us +7 more
2023BMC Psychiatry17 citations Open access
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Measuring the implementation strength of a perinatal mental health intervention delivered by peer volunteers in rural Pakistan.
Ikhlaq Ahmad, Nadia Suleman, A. Waqas, N. Atif +8 more
2020Behaviour Research and Therapy17 citations
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Delivering the Thinking Healthy Programme for Perinatal Depression Through Volunteer Peers: A Cluster Randomised Controlled Trial in Pakistan
S. Sikander, Ikhlaq Ahmad, N. Atif, A. Zaidi +14 more
201815 citations Open access
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Scalable Screening and Treatment Response Monitoring for Perinatal Depression in Low- and Middle-Income Countries
A. Waqas, A. Malik, N. Atif, Anum Nisar +3 more
2021International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health13 citations Open access
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Psychological dilemmas and distress among Chinese primiparas during the postpartum transition underlying implicit cultural norms: a phenomenological inquiry
Yi-Ping Nan, Lei Yang, Anum Nisar, Jing-Jun Zhang +5 more
2025BMC Psychology12 citations Open access
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Adaptation and integration of the thinking healthy programme into pregnancy schools in Istanbul, Turkey
P. Boran, Melike Dönmez, N. Atif, Anum Nisar +6 more
2023BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth11 citations Open access
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Standardising Training of Nurses in an Evidence-Based Psychosocial Intervention for Perinatal Depression: Randomized Trial of Electronic vs. Face-to-Face Training in China
Anum Nisar, Juan Yin, Yi-Ping Nan, Huan-Yuan Luo +6 more
2022International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health10 citations Open access
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Profiles and associated factors of prenatal psychological symptoms and their association with health-related quality of life among pregnant women: a cross-sectional study
Lan-Ting Huo, Xiao-Mei Li, Xing-Feng Yu, Anum Nisar +1 more
2024BMJ Open8 citations
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Integrating WHO thinking healthy programme for maternal mental health into routine antenatal care in China: a randomized-controlled pilot trial
Anum Nisar, Juan Yin, Jingjun Zhang, Wen-Li Qi +4 more
2025Frontiers in Global Women's Health6 citations Open access
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Impact of an intervention for perinatal anxiety on breastfeeding: findings from the Happy Mother—Healthy Baby randomized controlled trial in Pakistan
Anum Nisar, Haoxue Xiang, J. Perin, A. Malik +4 more
2024International Breastfeeding Journal6 citations Open access
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Acceptability and efficacy of the culturally adapted problem management plus intervention for people with disability in Pakistan: a pilot cluster randomized controlled trial
B. Hussain, M. Khalily, A. Waqas, A. Rahman +4 more
2025Frontiers in Psychiatry5 citations Open access
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Technology-assisted cognitive-behavior therapy delivered by peers versus standard cognitive behavior therapy delivered by community health workers for perinatal depression: study protocol of a cluster randomized controlled non-inferiority trial
A. Rahman, A. Malik, N. Atif, H. Nazir +7 more
2023Trials3 citations Open access
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Comparing standard and technology-assisted peer-delivered CBT for perinatal depression: A causal mediation study
A. Waqas, N. Seward, N. Atif, Abid Malik +5 more
2025Global Mental Health2 citations Open access
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Cost-effectiveness of a technology-assisted peer-delivered perinatal mental health intervention in Pakistan: an economic evaluation using trial evidence
N. Gibbs, Tao Chen, Abid Malik, H. Nazir +7 more
2025BMJ Global Health2 citations Open access
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Dentine Hypersensitivity: A cross-sectional study in Karachi
Afsa Mujahid, Samina Kanwal, Z. Ahmed, Anum Nisar +2 more
2023Pakistan Journal of Medical & Health Sciences2 citations Open access
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Psychosocial Interventions for Perinatal Depression in China: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Juan Yin, Anum Nisar, A. Waqas, Yan Guo +4 more
2019Social Science Research Network2 citations Open access
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Prevalence of antipsychotic polypharmacy in patients with schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders in the MENAT and EMRO countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Mohammed A. Alhassan, Mohammed A. Alarabi, W. Albalawi, Thenuwara Arachchige Omila Kasun Meetiyagoda +4 more
2026Frontiers in Psychiatry1 citations Open access
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The construction and validation of the novel nomograms for the risk prediction of prenatal depression: a cross-sectional study
Lan-Ting Huo, Xing-Feng Yu, Anum Nisar, Lei Yang +1 more
2024Frontiers in Psychiatry1 citations
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Psychosocial interventions for military personnel with PTSD: protocol of a systematic review and network meta-analysis
Ioannis Angelakis, Sarah Donegan, K. Hughes, Laura Goodwin +8 more
2026BMJ Open0 citations Open access
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Innovating perinatal mental health delivery in Pakistan: a public-private partnership model in primary care.
H. Nazir, Abid Malik, A. Nizami, Mahjabeen Tariq +7 more
2026International Review of Psychiatry0 citations Open access
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Technology-assisted platform (TAP) for training and supervision of task-shared psychosocial interventions to ensure competency during scale-up in low-resource settings
N. Atif, H. Nazir, A. Waqas, Anum Nisar +8 more
2026Global Mental Health0 citations Open access
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From global to local: Cultural adaptation of self-help plus intervention for medical students’ mental health support – An experience from Pakistan
Farah Rashid, Anum Nisar, A. Rahman, Abid Malik
2026Global Mental Health0 citations Open access
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Efficacy and safety of rTMS for global symptom severity, negative symptoms, and auditory hallucinations in treatment-resistant schizophrenia: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Mohammed A. Alhassan, Mohammed A. Alarabi, W. Albalawi, Thenuwara Arachchige Omila Kasun Meetiyagoda +2 more
2026Frontiers in Psychiatry0 citations Open access
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Prevalence of metabolic syndrome among psychiatric patients in the Middle East, North Africa, and Türkiye region: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Mohammed A. Alarabi, Mohammed A. Alhassan, W. Albalawi, Thenuwara Arachchige Omila Kasun Meetiyagoda +4 more
2026Scientific Reports0 citations Open access
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Severe mental illness in the MENAT region: systematic review and meta-analysis of prevalence and comorbidities
Mohammed A. Alhassan, Mohammed A. Alarabi, W. Albalawi, Anum Nisar +2 more
2026BMC Psychiatry0 citations Open access
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Associations between exposure to intimate partner violence (IPV) and infant developmental delay: moderating role of women’s empowerment at six weeks postpartum
Anum Nisar, Soim Park, R. Liaqat, A. Zaidi +4 more
2026BMC Public Health0 citations Open access
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Subtypes and associated factors of prenatal depressive symptoms and their association with health-related quality of life among pregnant women: a cross-sectional study
Lan-Ting Huo, Xing-Feng Yu, Anum Nisar, Yu-Jia Ma +4 more
2026BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth0 citations Open access
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