Mental health literacy in Pakistan: A narrative review

R Begum, FR Choudhry, TM Khan, FS Bakrin… - Mental Health Review …, 2020 - emerald.com
Purpose The term “Mental health literacy” is defined as knowledge and beliefs about mental
disorders which aid their recognition, management or prevention. The importance of health …

Prevalence of depression among university students in low and middle income countries (LMICs): a systematic review and meta-analysis

P Akhtar, L Ma, A Waqas, S Naveed, Y Li… - Journal of Affective …, 2020 - Elsevier
Introduction Though university years are peak time for the onset of many mental health
problems including depression, knowledge on the prevalence of depressive symptoms …

[HTML][HTML] Association of academic stress with sleeping difficulties in medical students of a Pakistani medical school: a cross sectional survey

A Waqas, S Khan, W Sharif, U Khalid, A Ali - PeerJ, 2015 - peerj.com
Introduction. Medicine is one of the most stressful fields of education because of its highly
demanding professional and academic requirements. Psychological stress, anxiety …

[HTML][HTML] Interventions to reduce stigma related to mental illnesses in educational institutes: A systematic review

A Waqas, S Malik, A Fida, N Abbas, N Mian… - Psychiatric …, 2020 - Springer
This investigation reviews the effectiveness of anti-stigma interventions employed at
educational institutes; to improve knowledge, attitude and beliefs regarding mental health …

Knowledge, attitude and behaviours toward mental illness and help‐seeking in a large nonclinical Tunisian student sample

F Fekih‐Romdhane, O Chebbi, H Sassi… - Early intervention in …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Background Mental disorders are widespread among students. However, mental health help‐
seeking remains low. Several reviews and meta‐analyses have shown that the main barrier …

Mental illness stigmas in South Asian Americans: A cross-cultural investigation.

T Chaudhry, SH Chen - Asian American Journal of Psychology, 2019 - psycnet.apa.org
The present investigation first compared endorsement of stigmatizing beliefs and attitudes
toward mental illness (onset responsibility and courtesy stigma) among South Asian …

[HTML][HTML] Perceptions pertaining to clinical depression in Karachi, Pakistan

M Nisar, RM Mohammad, S Fatima, PR Shaikh… - Cureus, 2019 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted with 400 people, chosen through non-
probability consecutive sampling, from Karachi, Pakistan. A questionnaire was designed to …

Prevalence and correlates of depressive and anxiety symptoms among adults in Guangdong Province of China: A population-based study

WQ Xu, WY Tan, XL Li, ZH Huang, HR Zheng… - Journal of Affective …, 2022 - Elsevier
Aims To examine the prevalence and health correlates of depressive and anxiety symptoms
among adults living in Guangdong province of China with a large population and rapid …

[HTML][HTML] Suicide and its legal implications in Pakistan: a literature review

S Naveed, T Qadir, T Afzaal, A Waqas - Cureus, 2017 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
In recent decades, great strides have been made in understanding the science of suicide.
Thus, it is imperative that Pakistani legal systems bridge the gap between Pakistani law and …

Stigma toward mental and physical illness: attitudes of healthcare professionals, healthcare students and the general public in Pakistan

MO Husain, SS Zehra, M Umer, T Kiran, M Husain… - BJPsych …, 2020 - cambridge.org
BackgroundThe evidence base for stigma in mental health largely originates from high-
income countries. AimsThis study from Pakistan aimed to address the gap in literature on …