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ReviewGlobal mental health (Cambridge, England)2022

Prevention of common mental disorders among women in the perinatal period: a critical mixed-methods review and meta-analysis.

Ahmed Waqas, Syeda Wajeeha Zafar, Hafsa Meraj, Mahjabeen Tariq, Sadiq Naveed, Batool Fatima, Neerja Chowdhary, Tarun Dua, Atif Rahman

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Review in Global mental health (Cambridge, England), 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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16citing papers in PubMed, 4 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

16 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 36 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Breastfeeding interventions for preventing postpartum depression.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2025
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  6. A Supported Online Resilience-Enhancing Intervention for Pregnant Women: A Non-Randomized Pilot Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2024
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 4 institutions in 4 countries.

Ahmed WaqasInstitute of Population Health, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3772-194X
Syeda Wajeeha ZafarHuman Development Research Foundation, Islamabad, Pakistan.
Hafsa MerajHuman Development Research Foundation, Islamabad, Pakistan.
Mahjabeen TariqHuman Development Research Foundation, Islamabad, Pakistan.
Sadiq NaveedInstitute of Living, Hartford, Connecticut, USA.
Batool FatimaDepartment of Mental Health and Substance Use, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland.
Neerja ChowdharyDepartment of Mental Health and Substance Use, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland.
Tarun DuaDepartment of Mental Health and Substance Use, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland.
Atif RahmanInstitute of Population Health, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK.
Human Development Research Foundation · PKWorld Health Organization · CHUniversity of Liverpool · GBInstitute for Community Living · US

Funding

World Health Organization 001
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Perinatal depression and anxiety account for a high burden of perinatal morbidity and poor psychosocial functioning. There is a growing interest among mental health professionals, to devise interventions to prevent this condition. This review synthesizes evidence for the effectiveness of psychological and psychosocial interventions aimed at the prevention of perinatal depression and anxiety. We also explore qualitative evidence to understand the acceptability and feasibility of these interventions. Using a mixed-methods approach, data from a total of 21 studies were collated to inform the evidence for preventive interventions for perinatal depression and anxiety. Based on their theoretical orientations, these interventions were described by authors as cognitive-behavioral (

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meta-analysispostpartum anxietypostpartum depressionPreventionqualitative

Identifiers

PMID36618726
PMCPMC9806961
OpenAlexW4293086012

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