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Atif Rahman

Professor of Child Psychiatry & Global Mental Health, University of Liverpool, UK
Verified email at liverpool.ac.uk
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No health without mental health

M Prince, V Patel, S Saxena, M Maj, J Maselko… - The lancet, 2007 - thelancet.com
About 14% of the global burden of disease has been attributed to neuropsychiatric
disorders, mostly due to the chronically disabling nature of depression and other common …

Child and adolescent mental health worldwide: evidence for action

C Kieling, H Baker-Henningham, M Belfer, G Conti… - The lancet, 2011 - thelancet.com
Summary Mental health problems affect 10–20% of children and adolescents worldwide.
Despite their relevance as a leading cause of health-related disability in this age group and …

The Lancet Commission on global mental health and sustainable development

V Patel, S Saxena, C Lund, G Thornicroft, F Baingana… - The lancet, 2018 - thelancet.com
Executive summary The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) represent an exponential
advance from the Millennium Development Goals, with a substantially broader agenda …

Inequality in early childhood: risk and protective factors for early child development

SP Walker, TD Wachs, S Grantham-McGregor… - The lancet, 2011 - thelancet.com
Inequality between and within populations has origins in adverse early experiences.
Developmental neuroscience shows how early biological and psychosocial experiences …

Effects of perinatal mental disorders on the fetus and child

A Stein, RM Pearson, SH Goodman, E Rapa… - The Lancet, 2014 - thelancet.com
Perinatal mental disorders are associated with increased risk of psychological and
developmental disturbances in children. However, these disturbances are not inevitable. In …

[PDF][PDF] Prevalence and determinants of common perinatal mental disorders in women in low-and lower-middle-income countries: a systematic review

J Fisher, MC Mello, V Patel, A Rahman… - Bulletin of the World …, 2012 - SciELO Public Health
OBJECTIVE: To review the evidence about the prevalence and determinants of non-
psychotic common perinatal mental disorders (CPMDs) in World Bank categorized low-and …

[HTML][HTML] Cognitive behaviour therapy-based intervention by community health workers for mothers with depression and their infants in rural Pakistan: a cluster …

A Rahman, A Malik, S Sikander, C Roberts, F Creed - The Lancet, 2008 - thelancet.com
Background The treatment of perinatal depression is a public-health priority because of its
high prevalence and association with disability and poor infant development. We integrated …

Impact of maternal depression on infant nutritional status and illness: a cohort study

A Rahman, Z Iqbal, J Bunn, H Lovel… - Archives of general …, 2004 - jamanetwork.com
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 …

Prevalence of mental health problems among children and adolescents during the COVID-19 pandemic: A systematic review and meta-analysis

L Ma, M Mazidi, K Li, Y Li, S Chen, R Kirwan… - Journal of affective …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background This systematic review and meta-analysis examined the prevalence of
depression, anxiety, sleep disorders, and posttraumatic stress symptoms among children …

Life events, social support and depression in childbirth: perspectives from a rural community in the developing world

A Rahman, Z Iqbal, R Harrington - Psychological medicine, 2003 - cambridge.org
Background. High rates of depression associated with childbirth have been reported in
many parts of the developing world. However, the prevalence and associations of antenatal …