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Most cited papers from Human Development Research Foundation

What are the most cited papers from Human Development Research Foundation?

The most cited paper from Human Development Research Foundation is "The Lancet Commission on global mental health and sustainable development" (Vikram Patel et al., 2018), with 3,714 citations. Next come "Cognitive behaviour therapy-based intervention by community health workers for mothers with depression and their infants in rural Pakistan: a cluster-randomised controlled trial" (1,005) and "Life events, social support and depression in childbirth: perspectives from a rural community in the developing world" (399).

Showing 50 of 60 papers. Every paper with more than 54 citations is listed.

Most cited papers, sortable by citations and release date
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1 The Lancet Commission on global mental health and sustainable development Vikram Patel et al. · The Lancet Open access Oct 2018 3,714
2 Cognitive behaviour therapy-based intervention by community health workers for mothers with depression and their infants in rural Pakistan: a cluster-randomised controlled trial Atıf Rahman, Abid Malik, Siham Sikander et al. · The Lancet Open access Sep 2008 1,005
3 Life events, social support and depression in childbirth: perspectives from a rural community in the developing world Atıf Rahman, Zafar Iqbal, Richard Harrington · Psychological Medicine 25 Sep 2003 399
4 Prevalence of perinatal depression and its determinants in Mainland China: A systematic review and meta-analysis Anum Nisar, Juan Yin, Ahmed Waqas et al. · Journal of Affective Disorders Review 18 Jul 2020 350
5 Cultivated Ancient Wheats ( Triticum spp.): A Potential Source of Health‐Beneficial Food Products Ahmad Arzani, Muhammad Ashraf · Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety 27 Mar 2017 331
6 Effect of a Multicomponent Behavioral Intervention in Adults Impaired by Psychological Distress in a Conflict-Affected Area of Pakistan Atıf Rahman, Syed Usman Hamdani, Naila Riaz Awan et al. · JAMA 12 Nov 2016 309
7 Association between antenatal depression and low birthweight in a developing country Atıf Rahman, James Bunn, Hermione J. Lovel et al. · Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica Open access 21 Dec 2006 258
8 Delivering the Thinking Healthy Programme for perinatal depression through volunteer peers: a cluster randomised controlled trial in Pakistan Siham Sikander, Ikhlaq Ahmad, Najia Atif et al. · The Lancet Psychiatry 27 Jan 2019 222
9 Effectiveness of peer-delivered interventions for severe mental illness and depression on clinical and psychosocial outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis Daniela Christina Fuhr, Tatiana Taylor Salisbury, Mary J De Silva et al. · Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology ReviewOpen access 17 Mar 2014 214
10 Effectiveness of the parent-mediated intervention for children with autism spectrum disorder in south Asia in India and Pakistan (PASS): a randomised controlled trial Atıf Rahman, Gauri Divan, Syed Usman Hamdani et al. · The Lancet Psychiatry Open access 18 Dec 2015 204
11 Prevalence and social correlates of postnatal depression in a low income country Nusrat Husain, Irene Bevc, Muhammad Omair Husain et al. · Archives of Women s Mental Health 21 Apr 2006 199
12 Outcome of prenatal depression and risk factors associated with persistence in the first postnatal year: Prospective study from Rawalpindi, Pakistan Atıf Rahman, Francis H Creed · Journal of Affective Disorders Open access 14 Nov 2006 196
13 Maternal mental health: The missing “m” in the global maternal and child health agenda Najia Atif, Karina Lovell, Atıf Rahman · Seminars in Perinatology 9 Jul 2015 188
14 The content and delivery of psychological interventions for perinatal depression by non-specialist health workers in low and middle income countries: A systematic review Neerja Chowdhary, Siham Sikander, Najia Atif et al. · Best Practice & Research Clinical Obstetrics & Gynaecology ReviewOpen access 2 Sep 2013 186
15 Mothers’ mental health and infant growth: a case–control study from Rawalpindi, Pakistan Atıf Rahman, Hermione J. Lovel, James Bunn et al. · Child Care Health and Development 15 Dec 2003 176
16 Prevalence of depression among university students in low and middle income countries (LMICs): a systematic review and meta-analysis Parveen Shahida Akhtar, Lu Ma, Ahmed Waqas et al. · Journal of Affective Disorders Review 24 May 2020 175
17 Effectiveness of a brief group psychological intervention for women in a post-conflict setting in Pakistan: a single-blind, cluster, randomised controlled trial Atıf Rahman, Muhammad Naseem Khan, Syed Usman Hamdani et al. · The Lancet Open access Apr 2019 173
18 Maternal depression increases infant risk of diarrhoeal illness: -a cohort study Atıf Rahman, James Bunn, Hermione J. Lovel et al. · Archives of Disease in Childhood Open access 12 Sep 2006 144
19 Peanut ( Arachis hypogaea L.): A Prospective Legume Crop to Offer Multiple Health Benefits Under Changing Climate Nudrat Aisha Akram, Fahad Shafiq, Muhammad Ashraf · Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety 17 Aug 2018 142
20 Contribution of suicide and injuries to pregnancy-related mortality in low-income and middle-income countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis Daniela Christina Fuhr, Clara Calvert, Carine Ronsmans et al. · The Lancet Psychiatry ReviewOpen access 22 Jul 2014 137
21 Parents’ perspectives on care of children with autistic spectrum disorder in South Asia – Views from Pakistan and India Ayesha Minhas, Vivek Prabhakar Vajaratkar, Gauri Divan et al. · International Review of Psychiatry 4 May 2015 125
22 Screening programs for common maternal mental health disorders among perinatal women: report of the systematic review of evidence Ahmed Waqas, Ahmreen Koukab, Hafsa Meraj et al. · BMC Psychiatry ReviewOpen access 24 Jan 2022 124
23 Annual Research Review: Achieving universal health coverage for young children with autism spectrum disorder in low‐ and middle‐income countries: a review of reviews Gauri Divan, Supriya Bhavnani, Kathy Leadbitter et al. · Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry Open access 27 Apr 2021 123
24 Job stress among community health workers: a multi-method study from Pakistan Zaeem ul Haq, Zafar Iqbal, Atıf Rahman · International Journal of Mental Health Systems Open access 28 Oct 2008 122
25 Effect of an early perinatal depression intervention on long-term child development outcomes: follow-up of the Thinking Healthy Programme randomised controlled trial Joanna Maselko, Siham Sikander, Sonia R. Bhalotra et al. · The Lancet Psychiatry 5 Jun 2015 117
26 Socioeconomic status indicators and common mental disorders: Evidence from a study of prenatal depression in Pakistan Joanna Maselko, Lisa M. Bates, Sonia R. Bhalotra et al. · SSM - Population Health Open access 31 Oct 2017 116
27 Cluster randomized trial of a parent‐based intervention to support early development of children in a low‐income country Atıf Rahman, Zafar Iqbal, Chris Roberts et al. · Child Care Health and Development Open access 29 Dec 2008 108
28 Implementation and effectiveness of adolescent life skills programs in low- and middle-income countries: A critical review and meta-analysis Daisy Radha Singla, Ahmed Waqas, Syed Usman Hamdani et al. · Behaviour Research and Therapy 26 Apr 2019 106
29 Community management of intellectual disabilities in Pakistan: a mixed methods study İlyas Mirza, Amina Tareen, Leslie L. Davidson et al. · Journal of Intellectual Disability Research Open access 23 Apr 2009 105
30 Barefoot therapists: barriers and facilitators to delivering maternal mental health care through peer volunteers in Pakistan: a qualitative study Najia Atif, Karina Lovell, Nusrat Husain et al. · International Journal of Mental Health Systems Open access 15 Mar 2016 103
31 Adapting an evidence-based intervention for autism spectrum disorder for scaling up in resource-constrained settings: the development of the PASS intervention in South Asia Gauri Divan, Syed Usman Hamdani, Vivek Vajartkar et al. · Global Health Action Open access 3 Aug 2015 103
32 Effectiveness of a peer-delivered, psychosocial intervention on maternal depression and child development at 3 years postnatal: a cluster randomised trial in Pakistan Joanna Maselko et al. · The Lancet Psychiatry Open access 20 Aug 2020 102
33 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 Atıf Rahman, Parveen Shahida Akhtar, Syed Usman Hamdani et al. · Cambridge Prisms Global Mental Health Open access 2019 101
34 P roblem M anagement P lus ( PM +): pilot trial of a WHO transdiagnostic psychological intervention in conflict‐affected P akistan Atıf Rahman, Naila Riaz, Katie S Dawson et al. · World Psychiatry Open access Jun 2016 101
35 The effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of the peer-delivered Thinking Healthy Programme for perinatal depression in Pakistan and India: the SHARE study protocol for randomised controlled trials Siham Sikander, Anisha Lazarus, Omer Bangash et al. · Trials Open access 25 Nov 2015 95
36 Evaluating feasibility and acceptability of a group WHO trans-diagnostic intervention for women with common mental disorders in rural Pakistan: a cluster randomised controlled feasibility trial Muhammad Naseem Khan, Syed Usman Hamdani, Anna Chiumento et al. · Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences Open access 10 Jul 2017 92
37 Development of a Psychological Intervention to Address Anxiety During Pregnancy in a Low-Income Country Najia Atif, Huma Nazir, Shamsa Zafar et al. · Frontiers in Psychiatry Open access 10 Jan 2020 89
38 Improving access to psychosocial interventions for perinatal depression in low- and middle-income countries: lessons from the field Atıf Rahman, Ahmed Waqas, Anum Nisar et al. · International Review of Psychiatry 9 Jun 2020 88
39 Integrating maternal psychosocial well‐being into a child‐development intervention: the five‐pillars approach Shamsa Zafar, Siham Sikander, Zaeem ul Haq et al. · Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences Open access 2014 88
40 The impact of perinatal depression on exclusive breastfeeding: a cohort study Atıf Rahman, Assad Hafeez, Rakshanda Bilal et al. · Maternal and Child Nutrition Open access 16 Feb 2015 87
41 Criterion-related validity and reliability of the Urdu version of the patient health questionnaire in a sample of community-based pregnant women in Pakistan John A. Gallis, Joanna Maselko, Karen O’Donnell et al. · PeerJ Open access 17 Jul 2018 86
42 Effectiveness of relaxation techniques ‘as an active ingredient of psychological interventions’ to reduce distress, anxiety and depression in adolescents: a systematic review and meta-analysis Syed Usman Hamdani, Zille Huma, Syeda Wajeeha Zafar et al. · International Journal of Mental Health Systems ReviewOpen access 28 Jun 2022 81
43 Father involvement in the first year of life: Associations with maternal mental health and child development outcomes in rural Pakistan Joanna Maselko, Ashley K Hagaman, Lisa M. Bates et al. · Social Science & Medicine Open access 12 Jul 2019 81
44 The effectiveness of the peer delivered Thinking Healthy Plus (THPP+) Programme for maternal depression and child socio-emotional development in Pakistan: study protocol for a three-year cluster randomized controlled trial Elizabeth Louise Turner, Siham Sikander, Omer Bangash et al. · Trials Open access 8 Sep 2016 81
45 Mother-to-mother therapy in India and Pakistan: adaptation and feasibility evaluation of the peer-delivered Thinking Healthy Programme Najia Atif, Revathi Nuggehalli Krishna, Siham Sikander et al. · BMC Psychiatry Open access 23 Feb 2017 80
46 Prevalence of Depressive Symptoms Among University Students in Pakistan: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Muhammad Naeem Khan, Parveen Shahida Akhtar, Saira Ijaz et al. · Frontiers in Public Health ReviewOpen access 8 Jan 2021 78
47 Effect of salinity on osmotic adjustment, proline accumulation and possible role of ornithine-δ-aminotransferase in proline biosynthesis in Cakile maritima Dorsaf Hmidi, Chédly Abdelly, Habib‐ur‐Rehman Athar et al. · Physiology and Molecular Biology of Plants Open access 28 Sep 2018 74
48 Cost-effectiveness of WHO Problem Management Plus for adults with mood and anxiety disorders in a post-conflict area of Pakistan: randomised controlled trial Syed Usman Hamdani, Zille Huma, Atıf Rahman et al. · The British Journal of Psychiatry Open access 28 Jul 2020 73
49 Multiple mediation analysis of the peer-delivered Thinking Healthy Programme for perinatal depression: findings from two parallel, randomised controlled trials Daisy Radha Singla, David P. MacKinnon, Daniela Christina Fuhr et al. · The British Journal of Psychiatry Open access 31 Jul 2019 72
50 “Someone like us”: Delivering maternal mental health through peers in two South Asian contexts Daisy Radha Singla, Anisha Lazarus, Najia Atif et al. · Journal of Affective Disorders Open access 18 Jul 2014 72

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